Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering Tuesday for the fall festival at Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine, seen by some of Japan's Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country's past militarism.Kishida sent the "masakaki" offering on the first day of the festival, but he is unlikely to make an in-person visit during the three-day event, having refrained from doing so since taking office in October 2021, people close to him said.Yoshitaka Shindo, minister in charge of economic revitalization, and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, known for her hawkish views on foreign af…READ FULL ARTICLE
