Japan's new PM not to visit war-linked Yasukuni for fall rite

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will not visit the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by its neighbors as a symbol of the country's past militarism, during the fall festival next week, a source close to him said Friday.Among the key members of Ishiba's Cabinet launched on Oct. 1, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said he has no plan to visit the shrine during the three-day festival from next Thursday. Others, including Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, have not clarified their stance.When asked whether Ishiba would make an in-person…READ FULL ARTICLE