China has “strongly condemned” Japanese leaders for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and making an offering on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s announcement of surrender in World War II.Beijing lodged a formal protest after Japanese defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine on Saturday. China and many other countries in Asia view the site as a symbol of Japanese militarism. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit the site in person but she sent a ritual offering to the shrine.Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Minoru Kiuchi, Economic Security Minister Kimi Onoda and Hitoshi Kikawada, state minister in charge of Okinawa and the Northern Territories, also visited the shrine.
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China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary
China has strongly condemned Japanese officials for visiting the Yasukuni Shrine and making offerings on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Beijing lodged a formal protest after Japanese defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine on Saturday.
Phoebe ZhangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-15 · 06:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has strongly condemned Japanese officials for visiting the Yasukuni Shrine and making offerings on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Beijing lodged a formal protest after Japanese defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine on Saturday. Other officials, including Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Minoru Kiuchi, Economic Security Minister Kimi Onoda, and state minister Hitoshi Kikawada, also visited the shrine. While Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit in person, she sent a ritual offering. China and many other Asian countries view the Yasukuni Shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism.
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Several other Japanese ministers also visited the shrine.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to the shrine.
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Beijing lodged a formal protest after Japanese defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine.
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China has strongly condemned Japanese leaders for visiting the Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender.
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China and many other Asian countries view the Yasukuni Shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism.
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