{"id":"235e2937-4c08-43ad-9176-e25fa068fc4b","url":"https://apnews.com/article/japan-minister-shrine-militarism-9395cb9241bea7e0cd6d12ffd36a183a","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism - AP News","plainHeadline":"Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japanese militarism","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-15T11:09:25.083Z"},"summary":["Shinjiro Koizumi prayed at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday.","The shrine is viewed by neighbors as a symbol of militarism.","Visits to Yasukuni have drawn criticism from China and South Korea.","Koizumi regularly marks the war's end anniversary on Aug. 15 with shrine visits.","Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to skip the visit to maintain ties."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T23:17:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-15T00:25:28.551Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ab990b47-00a8-4de8-978c-41b816a9f5a7"}