# Japan's prime minister sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

https://mins.news/en/item/104034

- CGTN, 2026-10-17 00:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-17/Japanese-prime-minister-sends-offering-to-war-linked-Yasukuni-Shrine-1Rj3kl8NfK8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a potted masakaki offering to Yasukuni Shrine as its three-day autumn festival began. She is unlikely to visit the shrine, according to a report citing a source close to her. The shrine honors 14 convicted Japanese Class-A war criminals, and offerings by officials have drawn criticism at home and abroad and fueled diplomatic friction with neighbors.

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