“I have expressed my respect and sincere condolences to the spirits of those who fought for their homeland and lost their precious lives. Above all, I have said that this tragic war must never be repeated.” We have renewed our pledge of no war.”
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida did not visit the shrine, but instead paid the tribute at his own expense as “Fumio Kishida, president of the Liberal Democratic Party” through his office secretary.
In addition, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura visited the shrine the other day, and a total of three cabinet ministers visited the shrine in the Kishida Cabinet.
This is the third year in a row that cabinet ministers have visited Yasukuni Shrine on the day the war ended.
In addition, on the 15th, Mr. Hagiuda, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s political affairs research, and Mr. Koizumi, former Minister of the Environment, also visited the shrine.
