Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-10-19T17:37:45Z 2026-10-19T17:37:45Z 2026-10-19 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Japan Other Recent/File Japan-Yasukuni Shrine Visits/Scholar Japan lacks strong commitment to mending ties with China: Japanese scholar The Japanese government lacks a strong commitment to improving relations with China, said a Japanese scholar when commenting on the recent official offering or visits by Japanese government officials to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a monetary offering to Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, local media reported. Takaichi made the offering to the shrine in Tokyo, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, for its autumn festival through senior officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Kyodo News reported. On the same day, land minister Tatsunori Ibayashi visited the notorious shrine, which honors 14 convicted Japanese Class-A war criminals from World War II, as did LDP election chief Yasutoshi Nishimura and a cross-party lawmakers' group. Yasukuni Shrine has long been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbors. Visits and ritual offerings made by Japanese officials to the controversial shrine have consistently sparked criticism and opposition both at home and abroad. Atsushi Koketsu, professor emeritus at Yamaguchi University, said Tokyo still lacks a strong commitment to improving relations with Beijing. "At a time when relations with China have deteriorated so severely, whether the act is indirect or direct, it is effectively the same. Paying respects at Yasukuni Shrine even indirectly, a willingness to improve Japan-China relations inevitably has to be viewed negatively, as suggesting there is no genuine intention or commitment. In that sense, I believe the Ministry of Defense and the Japanese government still lack a strong commitment to improving relations with China. The sense of purpose for reconciliation is still very weak," he said. Japanese/Nats/Part Mute FILE: Tokyo, Japan - 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese, dubbed in English) Atsushi Kouketsu, professor emeritus, Yamaguchi University: "At a time when relations with China have deteriorated so severely, whether the act is indirect or direct, it is effectively the same. Paying respects at Yasukuni Shrine even indirectly, a willingness to improve Japan-China relations inevitably has to be viewed negatively, as suggesting there is no genuine intention or commitment. In that sense, I believe the Ministry of Defense and the Japanese government still lack a strong commitment to improving relations with China. The sense of purpose for reconciliation is still very weak." FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of Japanese prime minister's office, Japanese national flag FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters, sign FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Aerial shots of city view