People releasing doves during their visit to the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, in Tokyo, on Aug 15, 2025. - Reuters
TOKYO: Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday (Aug 15), with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression.
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's agriculture minister and a contender in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race last year, arrived at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo early Friday, local media reported.
