Reference News Network, October 17 report. According to Yonhap News Agency, on October 17, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement through its spokesperson, expressing deep regret over Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba offering sacrificial items to the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class A war criminals from World War II, and the visit by senior Japanese government officials to the shrine on the same day.
The statement said that the South Korean government expressed disappointment and regret over the repeated offering of sacrificial items and visits to the Yasukuni Shrine by the Japanese leadership. The South Korean government urged the Japanese leadership to face history and demonstrate a humble reflection and sincere attitude of repentance towards historical issues. The South Korean government once again emphasized that this is the important cornerstone for building a future-oriented Korea-Japan relationship based on mutual trust between nations and peoples.
It is reported that on the same day, Shigeru Ishiba offered a sacrificial item named "Makibana" in his capacity as Prime Minister. The leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who is expected to become the next prime minister, Asano Hayato, paid the ritual fees, and some members of the Liberal Democratic Party visited the shrine.
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