Obuchi, cabinet ministers visit Ise Shrine

Obuchi, cabinet ministers visit Ise Shrine

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) and members of his cabinet visit Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4 to make New Year offerings. New Year visits by the cabinet to Ise Shrine, one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan, have become almost customary despite the Constitution's provision that the state and its organs should refrain from any kind of religious activity. ==Kyodo

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