Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi on the 15th, ahead of a national memorial ceremony, performed a remote worship facing Yasukuni Shrine from the Budokan parking lot, following the shrine ritual of two bows, two claps and one bow—an action treated as a substitute for an in-person visit. She also, in her capacity as LDP president, presented a tamagushi offering to the shrine. Japan’s defense minister and several other politicians visited Yasukuni the same day. The acts drew strong opposition from d

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi on the 15th, ahead of a national memorial ceremony, performed a remote worship facing Yasukuni Shrine from the Budokan parking lot, following the shrine ritual of two bows, two claps and one bow—an action treated as a substitute for an in-person visit. She also, in her capacity as LDP president, presented a tamagushi offering to the shrine. Japan’s defense minister and several other politicians visited Yasukuni the same day. The acts drew strong opposition from domestic peace advocates. Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward enshrines 14 Class-A World War II war criminals, including former prime minister Hideki Tojo.