Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to guests during a cherry blossom viewing party at Shinjuku Gyoen park in Tokyo, Japan, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dozens of Japanese lawmakers, including one cabinet minister, visited a shrine to Japan's war dead on Friday, in a move that could spark protests elsewhere in Asia where the shrine is regarded as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine spring festival, which takes place as Japan seeks greater cooperation with China and South Korea in the face of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.
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