A wooden plaque showing the name of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is placed near a Masakaki tree that Takaichi sent as a ritual offering for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, during the shrine’s biannual festival held in the spring and autumn, in Tokyo, on April 21, 2026.
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China on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) condemned the Japanese Prime Minister’s offerings to the Yasukuni shrine and visits by other Japanese officials to the war shrine. China on Wednesday (April 22) condemned the Japanese Prime Minister’s offerings to the Yasukuni shrine and visits by other Japanese officials to the war shrine.
Japan’s “negative actions” concerning the shrine “grossly trample on human conscience”, and China is “very indignant at these heinous acts and strongly condemns them”, a spokesperson for Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said at a regular press briefing.
Published – April 22, 2026 01:38 pm IST