Japan PM's Visit To Controversial War Shrine Draws Protest From China, South Korea -- FOX News
Representatives of China and South Korea condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead Thursday, while the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said it was "disappointed" in the leader's action.
Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine was the first by a sitting prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi went to mark the end of World War II in 2006. The prime minister, wearing a formal black jacket with tails and striped, gray pants, spent about 15 minutes at the Shinto shrine in central Tokyo. TV cameras followed him inside the shrine property, but were not allowed in the inner shrine where he paid respects to the war dead.
"I prayed to pay respect for the war dead who sacrificed their precious lives and hoped that they rest in peace," Abe told waiting reporters immediately afterward.
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