People holding signs attend a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a monetary offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, on Saturday, as the country marked the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, according to Japanese media reports.
According to The Asahi Shimbun, Takaichi made a "tamagushi" ritual offering to the war-linked shrine through senior officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 14 convicted Japanese Class-A war criminals from World War II, is a notorious symbol of Japanese militarism that devastated the Asia-Pacific decades ago.
According to NHK, senior executives of the conservative LDP — Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki, Haruko Arimura, head of its General Council, and Yasutoshi Nishimura, head of its Election Strategy Committee — visited Yasukuni Shrine together.
