A "masakaki" tree, a ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is pictured at Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, during the shrine's biannual festival held in the spring and autumn, in Tokyo, Japan October 17, 2021 in this photo taken by Kyodo via Reuters.
TOKYO, Oct 17 (AFP): Japan's new prime minister on Sunday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that honours the war dead but is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism.
Fumio Kishida sent the "masakaki" tree offering under his name as prime minister to celebrate the shrine's biannual festival held in the spring and autumn, a spokeswoman for the shrine told AFP.
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