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.

Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to skip a visit to Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the anniversary of the…

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has prayed at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism.