China slams Japan's Yasukuni visits on WWII anniversary
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- China slammed Japanese officials' visit to Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
- Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi skipped the controversial shrine on the 81st anniversary, while Japan's defence minister visited it, according to multiple outlets.
Why it matters: The split-level Japanese attendance — PM absent, defence minister present — exposes how Yasukuni remains a fault line in Tokyo-Beijing relations, with China protesting visits that honor war dead including convicted WWII criminals. Takaichi's personal boycott signals awareness of the diplomatic cost without changing the institutional pattern.
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