Along with the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine, more than 100 members of the bipartisan parliamentary federation all visited Yasukuni Shrine on the morning of the 22nd.
The bipartisan parliamentary federation "Meeting of Parliamentarians who worship at Yasukuni Shrine together" visits Yasukuni Shrine every year on the annual spring and autumn festivals and on "the day of the end of the war" on August 15, last December. For the first time in two years, we resumed the simultaneous worship that had been postponed due to the spread of the new corona infection.
Then, at the spring festival on the 21st and 22nd, around 8 am on the 22nd, the former vice chairman of the House of Councilors Otsuji of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the members of the Diet of the Nippon Ishin no Kai, etc. A total of 103 people worshiped together.
Of these, seven deputy ministers and political officers from the Kishida Cabinet visited.
After worshiping, Mr. Otsuji said at a press conference, "Peace in the world is at stake, so I prayed for peace again."
Also, regarding the fact that Prime Minister Kishida dedicated a potted offering called "Masaki" on the 21st, "I would like Prime Minister Kishida to visit us, but due to various circumstances, the Diet is still open. I am very grateful for your feelings. "