Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga offers sacrifices to Yasukuni Shrine

　Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga offers sacrifices to Yasukuni Shrine

　　China News Service, Tokyo, October 17 (Reporter Lv Shaowei) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga presented a sacrifice called "Masaki" to the Yasukuni Shrine in the name of "Prime Minister" on the 17th.

The data picture shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

　　Yasukuni Shrine holds regular spring and autumn festivals in April and October. This year, affected by the new crown epidemic, the time of the festival has been shortened from 3 days in previous years to 2 days. The 17th is the first day of this autumn festival.

　　According to Japanese media reports, Yoshihide Suga had never made offerings to the Yasukuni Shrine during his previous tenure as Chief Cabinet Secretary, and this time he was regarded as following the routine practice of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　Abe paid homage to the Yasukuni Shrine in December 2013 and has not visited the shrine since. However, he will offer sacrifices during the regular spring and autumn festivals every year. On August 15th, Japan’s defeat in Japan will be worshipped in the name of “Jade Kushiro” ( Sacrificial fees).

　　On the same day, the Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Oshima Rimori, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kenhisa Tamura, and World Expo Minister Nobuhiro Inoue also offered sacrifices to the Yasukuni Shrine.

　　The international community, including China and South Korea, has always strongly opposed Japan’s worship and sacrifices at the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class A war criminals who were directly responsible for the war of aggression.

　　The Yasukuni Shrine is located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It houses 14 class-A war criminals of World War II including Hideki Tojo.

For a long time, some Japanese politicians and congressmen have insisted on visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, which has been strongly opposed by many peace-loving people in Japan and the international community, and has also led to tensions between Japan and Asian countries such as China and South Korea.

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