According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News on October 17, during the so-called "autumn regular grand festival" at the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented a gift called "Makibara" under the name of "Prime Minister of the Cabinet Shigeru Ishiba" to the Yasukuni Shrine.
The report said that according to sources, Ishiba will not personally visit the Yasukuni Shrine during the festival, which lasts until the 19th. Members of the cross-party parliamentary alliance "The Parliamentary Group for Visiting Yasukuni Shrine Together" conducted a group visit.
Members of the cross-party parliamentary alliance "The Parliamentary Group for Visiting Yasukuni Shrine Together" visited the shrine collectively. Kyodo News
After becoming prime minister, Ishiba also offered gifts to the Yasukuni Shrine during last year's autumn regular festival and this spring's regular festival. Ishiba had also paid for the ritual fees to the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, which Japan refers to as the "Day of End of War," but he has never personally visited the shrine for a visit.
Additionally, sources said that Kōichi Hagiuda, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, also does not plan to visit the Yasukuni Shrine during this festival. However, in the past, even when serving in the cabinet, Hagiuda had visited the Yasukuni Shrine during the "Day of End of War" and the regular festivals in spring and autumn.
Previously, Hagiuda stated that visiting the Yasukuni Shrine as the president of the LDP might cause opposition from China and South Korea. The report suggests that this may mean Hagiuda wants to avoid the visit issue developing into a diplomatic problem in the future.
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