THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 30, 2019 at 15:00 JST
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone pays an official visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 1985, the 40th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The late Yasuhiro Nakasone was hailed by media in South Korea and China for his efforts to improve bilateral ties, although they pointedly noted he was the first postwar Japanese prime minister to make an official visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. [Read More]
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