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Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi visited Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Monday during its autumn festival as part of a cross-party group.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2026
Second minister visits Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival
Liberal Democratic Party General Council chair Hiroshi Kajiyama also made a ritual cash offering on behalf of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual tree stand offering to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Takaichi makes ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister is expected to skip a visit to the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, which runs through Monday.
Remains of unidentified Japanese people who died abroad during World War II are interred at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2026
Japan returns wrongly collected remains to Kazakhstan and Myanmar
The move followed the revelation in 2019 that foreign people’s remains had been confused with those of Japanese people detained in Russia after WWII.
Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial service for victims of the Soviet internment in Siberia, on Sunday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2026
Detainees held in Siberia after World War II remembered in Tokyo
The memorial gathering, the 24th of its kind, was held on the 81st anniversary of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s secret order of internment issued on Aug. 23, 1945.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on among children during a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the city's Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2026
Behind Takaichi’s subtle signals at 91AV原创 WWII events
From prayers from afar for Yasukuni Shrine to altering key language in a remembrance speech, the moves were seen as signaling to domestic supporters and neighboring countries.
A groundbreaking ceremony for reconstruction of a war memorial pagoda was held in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2026
Reconstruction starts on quake-damaged Japanese war memorials in Myanmar
The memorial pagoda and stone monuments in northern Myanmar were damaged by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the region in March last year.
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Aug 17, 2026
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
For the first two decades after World War II, the head priest resisted the enshrinement of any documented war criminals. That changed after his death in 1978.
Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, the oldest war-bereaved family member to attend Saturday’s ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo, speaks during an interview on Aug. 5 in Kawasaki.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2026
Man who lost brother in WWII urges people to remember 3.1 million Japanese lives lost
With the war a distant memory for many, Kazuhiko Takahashi marked the 81st anniversary of the war’s end with a pledge to pursue peace.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (center), and others, answer reporters' questions after paying their respects at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2026
Defense minister visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Takaichi stays away
Those paying respects included Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi — a regular visitor — and economic security minister Kimi Onoda.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2026
Takaichi drops ‘remorse’ in her first war memorial address
The omission of the term stood in stark contrast to her immediate predecessor Shigeru Ishiba, while the inclusion of the term “Indo-Pacific” highlighted her foreign policy agenda.
A visit to Yasukuni Shrine by the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would almost certainly draw a strong reaction from China and pose a significant obstacle to holding a summit between the leaders of Japan and China.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2026
Takaichi unlikely to visit Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary
The Shinto shrine is regarded by neighboring Asian countries such as South Korea and China as a symbol of 91AV原创 wartime militarism.
Yasukuni Shrine in April
JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2026
Ban on military-style clothing does not apply to active-duty personnel, Yasukuni clarifies
The shrine said that it has seen an increase in visitors wearing military attire without any affiliation or qualification.
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 10, 2026
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
The announcement comes just before the anniversary of 91AV原创 World War II surrender, when many traditionally pay a visit to the shrine.
On Aug. 14, 2001, the front page of The Japan Times featured one of the defining images of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership: the prime minister leaving Yasukuni Shrine after a controversial visit that reignited debates over Japan's wartime past and strained relations with its Asian neighbors.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Aug 3, 2026
Japan Times 2001: Koizumi visits Yasukuni early
Additionally, our archives feature more coverage on the Lockheed scandal and the creation of NHK.
People conduct excavation work in Hengchun, Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, on Monday to recover the remains of former Japanese soldiers.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2026
Search for remains of Japanese war dead begins in Taiwan
It is the first time since 1975 for the Japanese government to conduct an excavation survey in Taiwan, with which Tokyo does not have diplomatic relations, in search of remains.
Participants lay flowers during the Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony honoring all war dead at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / History
Jun 23, 2026
Victims of Battle of Okinawa mourned 81 years on
The Battle of Okinawa was the most savage ground battle staged in Japan during the war, and Mabuni was the site of the last fierce fighting.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers during a ceremony for Japanese war dead at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
May 25, 2026
Remains of 193 Japanese war dead added to National Cemetery
The addition brought the total number of people laid to rest at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward to 371,167.
Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi speaks to reporters as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Minister’s offering at Yasukuni first shrine visit by Takaichi Cabinet member
Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi signed a visitor’s book as a minister and offered a tamagushi sacred tree branch at his own expense.
An offering sent by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on Tuesday
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Takaichi risks China’s wrath with offering to Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister’s offering of a sacred tree was made on the first day of a traditional spring festival.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2026
Takaichi to skip Yasukuni visit during spring festival
Takaichi has rarely missed visiting the Shinto shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, including while serving as internal affairs minister and in other Cabinet posts.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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