Kyodo News to remove senior editors over Yasukuni Shrine report
Kyodo News will replace the heads of its editorial bureau and news center on Jan. 16 over its erroneous report that Akiko Ikuina, a House of Councilors lawmaker of the …
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False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit ‘extremely regrettable,’ top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed disappointment over an erroneous report by Kyodo News that said Akiko Ikuina, parliamentary vice foreign minister, had visited Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. The report “caused …
Pillar at entrance to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine vandalized again
The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward reported a new case of vandalism Monday, with staff discovering graffiti on a stone pillar and calling police at around 3:50 a.m. Tokyo …
Three Cabinet ministers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and two other Cabinet ministers, all members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the country’s …
Japanese minister Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday visited war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival from Sunday. She signed a visitors’ book as a minister and made …
South Korea protests Japanese leaders’ offerings to Yasukuni Shrine
Seoul – South Korea on Sunday protested Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s offering to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine with “deep disappointment” and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the country’s wartime …
GSDF vice chief punished for using official car for Yasukuni visit
The Defense Ministry has punished the Ground Self-Defense Force’s vice chief of staff and two others over the use of official cars for their group visit to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni …
Vice GSDF chief visited Yasukuni Shrine with subordinates
The vice chief of staff of the Ground Self-Defense Force visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier this week with his subordinates, the Defense Ministry has said. The ministry …