Japan’s P.M. makes third offering to war shrine, but again stays away
Oct 17, 2013
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made his third ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, but again he did not visit in person to avoid angering Asian victims of Japan‘s war-time aggression. South Korea‘s Foreign Ministry expressed “deep regret” Thursday. “Our government cannot help but express deep concerns and regret over Prime Minister Abe‘s offering to the Yasukuni shrine that glorifies its past wars of aggression and honors war criminals,” ministry spokesman C