Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

October 17, 2017 8:38 AM

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, to mark its annual autumn festival, the shrine said on Tuesday.

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Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

October 17, 2017 8:38 AM

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, to mark its annual autumn festival, the shrine said on Tuesday.

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