This photo taken on April 21, 2025, at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo shows the "masakaki" ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for its spring festival.

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... visitors encourage travelers to write down a personal prayer or wish and tie it to the prayer wall to commemorate your experience ...

In China, which Japan invaded in 1931 and then occupied through the end of World War II, the Defense Ministry said it “strongly opposed” the latest visit to the shrine.

TOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of the country's past brutal militarism, on the ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

SEOUL -- South Korea on Tuesday expressed deep regret over Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of its annual spring ...