Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni shrine, a site that has long been a source of ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has no plans to visit Yasukuni Shrine during the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival ...

SEOUL--South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the ...

The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Monday March 24, 2025. (Kyodo Photo via AP) 32,503 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

Cherry blossoms bloomed on Monday in central Tokyo, with the flowers appearing on the same date as in an average year, the weather ag ...

Defense Ministry officials are investigating whether members of the Self-Defense Forces violated regulations concerning religious facilities by visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Lt ...

People take photos of a blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency officially confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite ...

Tokyo's cherry blossom season kicked off Monday, five days earlier than last year, as the Meteorological Agency declared a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed. The Somei-Yoshino variety ...

Cherry blossoms, or 'sakura', are Japan’s favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April.

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the ...

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum ...