Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided not to visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its autumn festival from Sunday, sources close to him said Wednesday.
Like his two immediate predecessors, Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga, Kishida is expected to make a ritual masakaki tree offering during the two-day festival. Kishida took office as prime minister last week.
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