Cross-party group of 120 Japan lawmakers visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

A cross-party group of over 120 Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday visited Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine, regarded as a symbol of the nation's past militarism by its Asian neighbors, for its spring festival.Minoru Kiuchi, the minister of economic and fiscal policy, visited the shrine separately, becoming the first confirmed Cabinet member to do so during the three-day event that began Tuesday under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government. Takaichi sent a "masakaki" ritual offering that day.Takaichi, as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, made a personal monetary offering on Wedn…READ FULL ARTICLE