Defense Minister Kihara: Ministry of Defense internal notification banning visiting shrines “Revise as necessary”. Three executives, including the vice chief of the Ground Staff, took leave to visit Yasukuni Shrine on the 9th of this month.
Although he was given a reprimand based on the date, it was determined that visiting a religious facility as a unit or organization, which is prohibited by an internal notification, did not constitute a violation. In relation to this, Minister of Defense Kihara said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 30th, ``We have received reports that this does not violate the current circular"