Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday as the shrine, viewed by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism, started its three-day spring festival.A source close to Takaichi said that she is unlikely to visit the shrine during the festival this time, as ties with China have worsened with little sign of improvement since her November remarks on how Japan might respond to a Taiwan emergency.Visits to the shrine by Japanese leaders and ministers have long been a source of diplomatic friction with neighboring coun…READ FULL ARTICLE
