Another minister, 100 lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Japan's internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi became the second Cabinet minister to visit the war-linked Yasukuni shrine during its autumn festival as a cross-party group of about 100 lawmakers also paid homage on Friday.The visits came a day after Seiichi Eto, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, went to the Shinto shrine, drawing criticism from China and South Korea which see it as a symbol of Japan's past militarism."I came here as one Japanese citizen," Takaichi told reporters. "It's natural to pay respects and express appreciation to those who devoted thei…READ FULL ARTICLE