{"id":"0690f73e-9b95-42d6-8885-f83a815d032d","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364135/china-blasts-japanese-officials-visit-yasukuni-shrine-wwii-anniversary","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary","plainHeadline":"China criticizes Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-16T11:09:21.874Z"},"summary":["China strongly condemned Japanese leaders for visiting Yasukuni Shrine on the WWII surrender anniversary.","Beijing filed a formal protest after defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine.","Several Japanese ministers also visited, while PM Takaichi sent a ritual offering.","China calls Yasukuni a symbol of militarism and criticizes attempts to rehabilitate war criminals.","Tokyo Trial anniversary highlighted by Beijing as evidence of historical responsibility and regional tensions."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T06:00:48.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-15T06:40:17.668Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ab990b47-00a8-4de8-978c-41b816a9f5a7"}