Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday, as the shrine, seen by Japan’s neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism, began a three-day spring festival.
Ishiba, however, is not expected to visit the shrine during the festival, according to sources familiar with the matter, apparently because of diplomatic considerations at a time when Japan’s ties with China and South Korea have been improving.
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