Korea expresses regret over Japan PM's offering to controversial war shrine
- A wooden plaque, left, bearing the name of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seen beside a tree that she sent as an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of the Autumn Festival in Tokyo, Oct.
- AFP-YonhapBy YonhapThe Korean government expressed regret Saturday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past.
- Takaichi sent the offering earlier Saturday in her capacity as prime minister to mark the start of the Yasukuni Shrine's three-day autumn festival.
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- A wooden plaque, left, bearing the name of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seen beside a tree that she sent as an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of the Autumn Festival in Tokyo, Oct.
- AFP-YonhapBy YonhapThe Korean government expressed regret Saturday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past.
- Takaichi sent the offering earlier Saturday in her capacity as prime minister to mark the start of the Yasukuni Shrine's three-day autumn festival.
Sources: Koreatimes