{"id":"e9a4445c-1170-4f38-8f71-18b4692b7967","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261017/korea-expresses-regret-over-japan-pms-offering-to-controversial-war-shrine","domain":"koreatimes.co.kr","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Times","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Korea expresses regret over Japan PM's offering to controversial war shrine","plainHeadline":"Korea expresses regret over Japan PM offering to Yasukuni Shrine","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival.","The offering was sent in her capacity as prime minister, not a personal visit.","Yasukuni Shrine honors about 2.46 million war dead, including 14 Class A criminals.","Seoul expressed deep disappointment and regret over the act.","Korea urged Japan to face history and demonstrate remorse to improve ties."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T07:32:04.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T07:37:10.763Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6e6a48b9-155f-4621-8fa2-4e50f274a1e3","storyId":"6e6a48b9-155f-4621-8fa2-4e50f274a1e3","image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/10/17/388a66d9-303c-4c44-be6f-169cd4892b10.jpg","author":null,"dek":"The 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."}