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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2019
Rescuers help hundreds of climbers stranded by heavy rains on Yakushima Island
At least 314 people stranded by heavy rains manage to descend a mountain on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture after they were forced the spend the night in a cabin or in vehicles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2019
Cross-party group of around 70 lawmakers visits Japan's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
A cross-party group of about 70 lawmakers visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday during its annual spring festival to pay respects to Japan's war dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2019
Abe sends ritual tree offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine for spring festival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine, which is regarded as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by some other Asian countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2019
Hong Kong protesters plead not guilty to trespassing at Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
A man and woman from Hong Kong charged with trespassing on the grounds of the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in December pleaded not guilty Thursday in the first hearing of their case at the Tokyo District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2018
Yasukuni protesters from Hong Kong to face trespassing charges
Two Hong Kong activists who were arrested by Japanese police for trespassing after staging a protest at the Yasukuni Shrine two weeks ago will be prosecuted in Japan in February, a local legislator said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 19, 2018
Yasukuni Shrine protesters from Hong Kong remanded pending court ruling: activist group
Two Hong Kong activists who were arrested by police over trespassing after staging a protest at the Yasukuni Shrine last week were remanded in custody following a court appearance Wednesday, the duo's activist group said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
China calls on Japan to protect rights of arrested protesters from Hong Kong after Yasukuni fire
China has called on Japan to ensure the legal rights of two activists from Hong Kong who were arrested after staging a protest at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2018
Hong Kong man arrested after newspapers ignited in front of war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
In the latest incident involving the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, authorities on Wednesday arrested a Chinese man suspected of starting a fire on the premises, police and firefighters said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018
High court nixes claim that Abe visit to Yasukuni Shrine was unconstitutional
A high court Thursday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting a claim by some 450 citizens that a 2013 visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine violated the constitutional separation of state and religion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Japanese Cabinet opts not to visit Yasukuni Shrine during Autumn Festival
The entire Cabinet along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refrained from visiting Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during this year's four-day autumn festival that ended Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2018
Around 70 Japanese lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine for autumn festival
Around 70 Japanese lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its annual autumn festival Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2018
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni for shrine's autumn festival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering Wednesday to Yasukuni Shrine, viewed as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism by neighboring countries, on the first day of its four-day autumn festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2018
Yasukuni Shrine's chief priest forced to quit after criticizing Emperor for not visiting war-linked shrine
Kunio Kohori argued on June 20 that the Emperor is “now trying to crush Yasukuni Shrine” by not visiting it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2018
Japanese remember the fallen and pray for a peaceful future on WWII anniversary
On the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II on Wednesday, people across the nation remembered the country's past and expressed hopes that memories of the war will not be forgotten.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2018
Abe forgoes Yasukuni visit on anniversary of WWII surrender, sends ritual donation instead
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2018
Abe arranging September talks with Xi, will skip Yasukuni: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Eastern Economic Forum conference in Vladivostok, Russia, in September, it was learned Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2018
Malaysian PM candidate Mahathir says Shinzo Abe should avoid visiting Yasukuni
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says the Yasukuni Shrine is a delicate issue for China and that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to pay attention to the feelings of neighboring countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2018
Abe sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni on first day of spring festival
Besieged by scandals, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe avoids another political land mine by making a Shinto tree offering instead of a personal visit to the shrine to appease his conservative base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2018
Lawmakers, senior state officials pay early visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Dozens of lawmakers on Friday visited war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo ahead of its annual spring festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2017
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni during fall festival, but visit seen as unlikely
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering Tuesday to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, which has been a source of friction with Japan's neighbors that suffered from its wartime militarism.

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