Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritise diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, as Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
However, she did not mention her country’s wartime past in Asia or show remorse over it in her address.
The Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates over 2.4 million people who died in wars, became controversial after including 14 convicted Japanese war criminals from World War II. China and South Korea say visits by Japanese officials to the shrine show a lack of remorse over Japan’s wartime atrocities.
Takaichi mourned the victims of major devastation in Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa, as well as those who perished in overseas battlefronts, and thanked them for their sacrifice as the “foundation of Japan’s peace and prosperity today.”
“Japan, since the end of the war, has consistently contributed to global peace and prosperity. We will never let
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