None of the members of the Cabinet launched by new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its two-day fall festival through Monday, in an apparent bid to avoid diplomatic spats with neighboring countries.While Kishida did not pay a visit, he sent a ritual offering the previous day for the Shinto shrine's biannual festival, prompting South Korea to express "deep disappointment and regret" and urge Japanese leaders to "squarely face history."The shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with the war dead, is viewed as a symbol of …READ FULL ARTICLE
