日本国会议员参拜靖国神社。
日本国会议员参拜靖国神社。

Japanese Minister Sanae Takaichi Makes First Visit to Yasukuni Shrine

Published at Apr 22, 2026 10:13 am
On the morning of the 22nd, Japan's Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, Jinnai Minoru, visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class-A war criminals from World War II.

This is the first time Cabinet Minister Sanae Takaichi has visited the shrine.

At the same time, 126 members of the cross-party parliamentary alliance "Everyone Visits Yasukuni Shrine Together" also paid a collective visit to the shrine that day.

The Yasukuni Shrine is located in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and enshrines 14 Class-A war criminals from World War II, including Hideki Tojo. For a long time, some Japanese politicians and members of parliament have persisted in visiting Yasukuni Shrine, drawing strong criticism from the international community. 

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