TOKYO — Emperor Akihito attended a ceremony at a martial arts arena on Thursday to mark the anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, while cabinet ministers paid private visits to a Tokyo war shrine that has angered China, a former victim of Japanese wartime aggression.
Japan’s hawkish new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, did not visit the shrine, called Yasukuni, after refusing for days to say clearly whether he would go or not. Instead, Mr. Abe dispatched an aide to make a ritual offering in his name, an apparent effort to appeal to his supporters on the nationalistic right without provoking China and other Asian nations.
Japan’s Premier Stays Away From War Shrine, but Sends Offering - NYTimes.com
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