Japan PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead
<p><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="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="Shrine">Shrine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Koreas">Koreas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="militarism">militarism</span>.</p><p><span word="Past">Past</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> 14 <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Allied">Allied</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2013, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Keen">Keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="ties">ties</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="strained">strained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Attention">Attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Tomomi">Tomomi</span> <span word="Inada">Inada</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recklessly">recklessly</span> <span word="misrepresenting">misrepresenting</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="visits">visits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15 <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Inada">Inada</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span>.</p>
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