Three Cabinet ministers visited the controversial Yasukuni shrine on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II, while Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering.The visits to the Tokyo shrine by the three ministers -- Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister known for her hawkish views on security issues, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and economic revitalization minister Yoshitaka Shindo -- triggered protests from South Korea and China.The move came a day after Kishida surprised many by announcing he would not be running in the ruling party's leadership race …READ FULL ARTICLE