Today (August 15), the former Minister of Economic Security of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sayaka Takichi, visited the靖国神社. Earlier, another member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Takeshi Kobayashi, also visited the Yasukuni Shrine. The Yasukuni Shrine enshrines Class A war criminals of World War II and is a spiritual tool and symbol of Japan’s militarism for launching aggressive wars against other countries. (CCTV International News)