China Protests Japan PM, Defense Minister’s Yasukuni Actions

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni shrine and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine on August 15, 2026, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. China's Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest with Japan over these actions. Yasukuni shrine honors Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals from World War II.

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