国际英语资讯:Japans Abe sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine during autumn festival
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="Shrine">Shrine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="staunch">staunch</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>.</p><p><span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="Shrine">Shrine</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> 14 <span word="Class">Class</span>-<span word="A">A</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="among">among</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="WWII">WWII</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="militarism">militarism</span>.</p><p><span word="Visits">Visits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="proxy">proxy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="brutalized">brutalized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="WWII">WWII</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2013, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p>
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