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Korean man arrested in Japan after trying to hang protest banners at controversial war shrine

A Korean man was arrested Wednesday by Japanese police on suspicion of obstruction of business after attempting to hang protest banners at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, where a spring ritual was underway.

2026.4.22

Japanese lawmakers, including Sanae Takaichi, center left, visit the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect to the war dead on the day of the 69th anniversary of the end of the World War II, in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2014. [AP/YONHAP]

North Korea condemns Japanese politicians' offerings at Yasukuni Shrine

North Korea criticized Japanese politicians and their recent offerings and group visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, saying such actions “only heighten the awareness of neighboring countries.”

2025.10.21

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A wooden plaque showing the name of Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, second from right, is seen with a ″masakaki″ tree that he sent as an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of the Spring Festival in Tokyo on April 21. [AFP/YONHAP]

North Korea denounces Japan prime minister's offering to war shrine

North Korea on Sunday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, saying that it again demonstrated Japan's pursuit of militarization.

2025.4.27

A wooden plaque showing the name of Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seen with a ″masakaki″ tree that he sent as an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of the Spring Festival in Tokyo on April 21. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea's Foreign Ministry expresses 'deep regret' over Japanese prime minister's offering to Yasukuni Shrine

Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “deep regret” on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ritual offering on Monday to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals from the Pacific War are enshrined.

2025.4.22

A woman and a man bow in front of the main hall of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]

Japanese court rejects request for removal of Korean conscripts' names from Yasukuni Shrine

Japan's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by Korean plaintiffs for the removal of their family members' names from Yasukuni Shrine.

2025.1.17

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered tribute to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Foreign Ministry protests Japanese leader's offering to Yasukuni Shrine

The Korean Foreign Ministry protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sending of a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday.

2024.4.21

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, enters with 100-year-old independence fighter Oh Seong-gyu, pushed in a wheelchair by a military officer, for the 78th Liberation Day ceremony at a Ewha Womans University auditorium in Seodaemun District, central Seoul on Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon stresses 'partnership' with Japan on Liberation Day

President Yoon Suk Yeol called Korea and Japan "partners" who share similar values and interests and stressed the importance of trilateral security cooperation with the United States in his Liberation Day address Tuesday.

2023.8.15

This image, captured from former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Twitter account on Saturday, shows him visiting the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. [YONHAP]

Seoul voices 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

Korea voiced "deep concern and regret" after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo on Saturday visited a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

2020.9.20