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China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Tokyo. The first report grouped here was at 18 Oct 2026, 07:58 UTC. The headline in use is “China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours. At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand offering to the shrine in her…
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China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
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- South China Morning PostChina slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’