Takaichi General Affairs Minister visited Yasukuni Shrine on October 18 at 15:58
On the afternoon of the 18th, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan, Tokyo, where the annual autumn festival is held.
In Tokyo Kudan Shrine, an annual festival has been held since the 17th of September at the Kudan Shrine in Tokyo, and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications visited Yasukuni Shrine at around 2:30 pm and ascended to the main shrine.
After completing the visit, Minister Takaichi revealed to the reporters that he had paid the skewers at his own expense and recorded it as “Minister of Internal Affairs and Sanae Takaichi”. `` Since all those who have been devoured with gratitude for the spirit (the Spirit), there are many who are suffering from successive natural disasters, so I asked them to protect the land and people of Japan. '' Said.
The reporters also asked, “There are some concerns about the impact on the diplomatic situation,” whereas “in any country, it is normal to pay homage to those who have stipulated the national policy. I do n’t think it should be a diplomatic issue. ”
Minister Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine every year during the annual festivals in spring and autumn and on the day of the end of the war on August 15th, and for about three years he served as the Minister of Internal Affairs until August. It was.