# Yasukuni’s ghost: Japan’s self-inflicted wound

https://mins.news/en/item/23288

- CGTN, 2026-08-15 08:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-15/Yasukuni-s-ghost-Japan-s-self-inflicted-wound-1PD17KkRsju/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> On the 81st anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided a personal visit to Yasukuni Shrine but sent a proxy to make sacrificial offerings, while several cabinet ministers visited. South Korea, the DPRK and Russia condemned the observance, citing Japan’s historical revisionism, militarism and risks to regional stability.

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