TOKYO: Japan's new prime minister on Sunday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that honors war dead and is seen by neighboring 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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