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Coverage dated August 14, 2026 to August 15, 2026

Japanese defense minister prays at Yasukuni Shrine amid regional tension

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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 2026, marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remained absent to avoid escalating diplomatic tensions.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has prayed at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Japan's defense chief visits shrine neighbors see as symbol of Japanese militarism (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese defense minister on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, despite her repeated past pledges for a visit on…

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Japanese defense minister prays at Yasukuni Shrine amid regional tension (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 2026, marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remained absent to avoid escalating diplomatic tensions.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Defence Minister Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine comes on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII.

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