{"id":"8e417a6f-7c6e-4c2a-86e9-f9a1f51f681b","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/japanese-minister-visits-shrine-to-war-dead-angering-china-south-korea?traffic_source=rss","domain":"aljazeera.com","outlet":{"name":"Al Jazeera","country":"QA","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea","plainHeadline":"Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, prompting criticism from China and South Korea","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-16T11:09:21.996Z"},"summary":["Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st WWII surrender anniversary.","The shrine commemorates 2.5 million war dead, including convicted war criminals.","China and South Korea condemned the visit, urging reflection and remorse.","Koizumi stated the visit offered condolences and reaffirmed Japan’s peaceful postwar path.","Previous Japanese leaders’ visits to Yasukuni have sparked diplomatic tensions for years."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T11:09:27.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-15T11:22:07.824Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ab990b47-00a8-4de8-978c-41b816a9f5a7"}