# CGTN poll: 90% say Yasukuni Shrine is a 'shrine to war criminals'

https://mins.news/en/item/105631

- CGTN, 2026-10-18 13:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-18/CGTN-Poll-90-say-Yasukuni-Shrine-is-a-shrine-to-war-criminals--1Rltm3t6Ngs/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering at Yasukuni Shrine on the opening day of its autumn festival, while other politicians visited or sent offerings, drawing criticism at home and abroad. A CGTN survey found 90.71% of respondents favored international media more explicitly calling it a “war criminal shrine”; South Korea expressed “deep disappointment and regret.”

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