{"id":"0ffd06fd-cd6e-4e72-9c5c-e55a15944d78","url":"https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10905808","domain":"koreaherald.com","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Herald","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Seoul expresses regret over Takaichi's offering to controversial war shrine","plainHeadline":"South Korea regrets Takaichi offering to Yasukuni Shrine","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["South Korea expressed regret after Japan's PM sent an offering to Yasukuni Shrine.","Takaichi acted in her capacity as prime minister to mark the shrine's autumn festival.","She plans not to visit the shrine in person during the festival.","Yasukuni Shrine honors about 2.46 million war dead, including 14 Class A criminals.","Seoul urged Japan to face history and show remorse through actions to improve ties."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T06:25:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T06:39:59.988Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6e6a48b9-155f-4621-8fa2-4e50f274a1e3","storyId":"6e6a48b9-155f-4621-8fa2-4e50f274a1e3","image":"https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/17/rcv.YNA.20261015.PAP20261015205001009_T1.jpg","author":"The Korea Herald","dek":"The South Korean government expressed regret Saturday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past."}