Aso makes offerings to Yasukuni Shrine ahead of visit to China

Aso makes offerings to Yasukuni Shrine ahead of visit to China

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at his office April 21. The premier has made offerings at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for its spring and autumn festivals, prompting relatively mild expressions of concern from China and South Korea ahead of his planned visit to China.

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