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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 4 MIN

China deplores Japan for honoring war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine

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China has lodged a protest after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, calling it "a shrine for war criminals."

China has lodged a protest after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, calling it "a shrine for war criminals."

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China deplores Japan for honoring war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine

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China has lodged a protest after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, calling it "a shrine for war criminals."

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