Abe sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2014, shows a "masakaki" tree, a ritual offering, with the nameboard of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who dedicated it to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The offering suggests that Abe will refrain from visiting the shrine during its autumn festival to leave room for mending ties with China and South Korea.

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