Off the wire
• Results of women's triple jump final at Rio Olympics  • Van Niekerk breaks world record to win 400m gold  • Results of men's 400m final at Rio Olympics  • Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Aug. 15  • Portuguese soccer league standings  • Phelps: No chance of comeback  • Dollar changes hands in lower 101 yen zone in early Tokyo trading  • Aussie dollar continues range bound trade  • Bolt qualifies fastest for Olympic 100m final  • Tokyo shares open lower on weak GDP data, rising yen  
You are here: 　 Home

Abe sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine

Xinhua, August 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Regardless of the feelings of the peoples of neighboring countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday sent a ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.

Abe is reportedly to refrain from visiting the notorious shrine during the day to prevent further damage to Japan's relationship with China and South Korea, said Kyodo News.

Meanwhile, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda visited the notorious shrine on Monday morning.

Yasukuni Shrine honors 14 Class-A convicted war criminals among 2.5 million Japanese war dead from WWII and is regarded as a symbol of the past Japanese militarism.

Visits to the infamous shrine by Japanese leaders and officials have sparked strong criticism from China and South Korea. Endit