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South Korean Arrested at Controversial Yasukuni Shrine Festival

4/22/2026

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A South Korean national was arrested on April 22, 2026, for obstructing a spring festival at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a religious ornament instead of attending, drawing criticism from China and South Korea.
The protester held a banner urging "war criminals" to stop praying at Yasukuni Shrine.
More than 120 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers visited the shrine, with some expressing gratitude to the war dead.

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A South Korean national was arrested on April 22, 2026, for obstructing a spring festival at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a religious ornament instead of attending, drawing criticism from China and South Korea.
The protester held a banner urging "war criminals" to stop praying at Yasukuni Shrine.
More than 120 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers visited the shrine, with some expressing gratitude to the war dead.