Seoul, April 21 (IANS) South Korea expressed deep regret on Tuesday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as symbolising, if not whitewashing, Japan’s militaristic past. Takaichi sent the offering to the Yasukuni Shrine honouring Japanese war dead, including 14 Class A criminals convicted by the Allies in international tribunals for their roles in World War II, on the occasion of the annual spring festival.Her key Cabinet members and other lawma…
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Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) The Japanese government officially revised “the three principles on transfer of defence equipment and technology” and their implementation guidelines on Tuesday to allow overseas sales of weapons, including those with lethal capabilities, despite waves of large-scale protests, local media reported. The revisions scrap rules that limit Japan’s defence equipment exports to five non-combat categories, namely rescue, transport, warning, surveillance, and minesweeping.Instead, …
Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of its spring festival. Takaichi sent a ritual “masakaki” tree offering to the war-linked shrine on the first day of its three-day ceremony.Yasukuni Shrine, located in central Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, has long been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbours, reports Xinhua news agency.For a long time, visits and ritual offerings made by Japanes…