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