{"id":"d415fc34-3995-4ac6-9812-07b029199724","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-shrine-offering/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Takaichi makes ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine","plainHeadline":"Takaichi makes ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine as PM","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual masakaki tree stand offering.","The offering was made to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.","The act marked the start of the shrine's autumn festival.","Takaichi offered in her capacity as prime minister.","She is expected to skip visits to the shrine during the festival."],"topics":["Politics","Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T06:06:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T06:37:37.073Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0d91d493-2a1d-4ab9-8e44-a34ed5d00b1a","storyId":"0d91d493-2a1d-4ab9-8e44-a34ed5d00b1a","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/10/17/569040.jpg","author":"No Author","dek":"The prime minister is expected to skip a visit to the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, which runs through Monday."}