China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
Por Carol Yang — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Attempts by political figures to pay homage at Yasukuni are efforts to ‘whitewash war crimes’ and speed up remilitarisation, embassy says
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Carol Yang in Beijing Published: 3:58pm, 18 Oct 2026 Updated: 4:04pm, 18 Oct 2026 China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours.
At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand offering to the shrine in her capacity as prime minister, although she did not visit in person.
Minoru Kiuchi, minister in charge of economic growth strategy, visited the controversial site the same day, Japan’s Kyodo News reported.
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