According to Kyodo News, Japan's prime minister did not visit Yasukuni Shrine during the three-day autumn festival.
Yasukuni Shrine is a Tokyo shrine regarded as tied to Japan's wartime past, where those who died in conflicts waged by the country are honored, including figures considered Class-A war criminals.
The prime minister's decision not to visit during this year's autumn festival was noted against the backdrop of Japanese leaders' shrine visits, which often draw diplomatic attention in the region.
The report was carried by Kyodo News on October 17, at the same time the outlet reported that a Japanese agency had canceled an erroneously issued earthquake warning of magnitude 9.9 that disrupted transportation.
