Ishiba, Yasukuni shrine's tribute...General election right wing voting consciousness?

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a politician who did not pay tribute to the shrine, made an offering to Yasukuni shrine for the first time since his inauguration.

Our government issued a statement expressing deep regret and repeatedly called for serious reflection on the past.

Correspondent Kim Se-ho's report from Tokyo.

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In the tribute dedicated to Yasukuni shrine, the words "Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of the Cabinet" are clear.Prime Minister Ishiba has dedicated a tribute called 'Masakaki' for the first time in the fall of



[Aoki Kazuhiko / Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary: I understand that the prime minister made Masakaki's offerings from his personal standpoint, and I don't think the government should express its opinion.]

Ishiba never sent a tribute before he took office.

Regarding the tribute sent this time, it is interpreted that he was conscious of right-wing votes in the upcoming general election of the House of Representatives on the 27th.

Former Prime Minister Kishida has also paid tribute instead of visiting the shrine.

Abe was the last incumbent Japanese prime minister to visit Yasukuni in 2013.

The chairman of the Japanese upper house and the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare also paid tribute to Yasukuni shrine.The

'a group of lawmakers visiting the Yasukuni Shrine together' postponed the visit because it was an election period, and Senator Masahisa Sato visited the shrine as a representative.

Our government expressed deep disappointment and regret, and called for humble reflection and serious reflection on the past history of Japan's new Cabinet responsible leaders.

In the midst of this, Prime Minister Ishiba met for the first time with the family of Japanese victims kidnapped by North Korea and expressed his willingness to talk between the leaders of North Korea and Japan.

He said it is very important to be honest about each other's thoughts with a broad judgment.

The families of the victims made it clear that setting up liaison offices in Tokyo and Pyongyang would only waste time.

I'm Kim Se-ho from YTN in Tokyo.

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