2024.04.21 23:26Nation

靖国例大祭、岸田首相が真榊奉納　新藤経済再生相は参拝

　岸田文雄首相は２１日、東京・九段北の靖国神社で始まった春季例大祭に合わせ、祭具の真榊（まさかき）を奉納した。２３日までの期間中、自身の参拝は見送る意向だ。一方、新藤義孝経済再生担当相は同神社を参拝した。中国と韓国は首相の真榊奉納に反発した。
　新藤氏は参拝後、記者団に「かつて国のために精魂を込めて働いた方々のみ霊に対し尊崇の念を込めてお参りした」と強調。「私的な行為だ」として玉串料奉納の有無や記帳の肩書は説明しなかった。
　首相は２０２１年１０月の就任以降、毎年春と秋の例大祭に真榊を奉納し、８月の終戦記念日には玉串料を納めている。（2024/04/21-23:26）

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2024.04.21 23:26Nation

Kishida Makes Ritual Offering at Yasukuni Shrine

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a ritual "masakaki" tree offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday, when the war-related Shinto shrine's three-day spring festival began.
   During the festival, Kishida is unlikely to visit the shrine, which is regarded by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors Class-A war criminals along with the war dead.
   Among his cabinet ministers, economic revitalization minister Yoshitaka Shindo visited the shrine on Sunday.
   Since taking office in October 2021, Kishida has made masakaki offerings for the shrine's spring and autumn festivals and "tamagushi" ritual offerings at the shrine on the Aug. 15 anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.