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Takaichi, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and is known for her conservative stance, previously visited Yasukuni ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan’s neighbors as glorifying its wartime past, in a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of ...

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Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has made a ritual offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for its spring festival.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan’s neighbours as glorifying its wartime past, in a ...

Seoul urges Japan’s leaders to ‘face history squarely’ and show through action ‘a sincere remorse for its past’.

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This Dachshund in a Central Park petal storm looks like a literal painting—we’re completely mesmerized.