{"id":"c3ed5303-8284-49bb-9cd1-70092e315cc2","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371294/china-slams-japans-takaichi-over-yasukuni-ritual-offering-warns-remilitarisation","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’","plainHeadline":"China condemns Japan's Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of remilitarisation","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["China condemns Japanese PM Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine.","Takaichi did not visit the shrine in person during the autumn festival.","Embassy spokespersons label Yasukuni a 'spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarism'.","Beijing urges post-war duties and peaceful development as benchmarks for Japan.","Takaichi signaled possible China visit for APEC, while talks remain strained."],"topics":["Politics","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T07:58:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T08:47:31.023Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0d91d493-2a1d-4ab9-8e44-a34ed5d00b1a","storyId":"0d91d493-2a1d-4ab9-8e44-a34ed5d00b1a","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/18/4bed4691-4864-421e-8802-deae226a0f68_a63813cc.jpg?itok=eP08OVw9&v=1792310134","author":"Carol Yang","dek":"China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours."}