Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the first day of its aut

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba continues Japan’s delicate balancing act by honouring the nation’s war dead with a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, while avoiding a personal visit to the controve

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea which views the shrine as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past.

By dissolving parliament now, Shigeru Ishiba wants to put his party to the test before his "honeymoon" period ends, a political science professor said.

The Yasukuni shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism by China and South Korea Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries,