Japan PM Takaichi takes portrait of predecessor Shinzo Abe on New Year’s visit to shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holding a portrait of late prime minister Shinzo Abe during a visit to Ise Jingu shrine. - The Japan News/ANN

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Ise Jingu shrine on Monday (Jan 5) holding a portrait of late prime minister Shinzo Abe.

A New Year visit to Ise Jingu is a tradition for prime ministers. During the third Abe Cabinet in 2015, Takaichi, then Internal Affairs and Communications Minister, accompanied Abe on his visit.