Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Jin Sanan times sending a ceremony to provide a controversial Yasukuni war dead day (Thursday) - Japan's defeat in World War II memorial - but did not visit the people's efforts to avoid inciting tensions with its Asian neighbors .
However, at least two cabinet ministers visited the Yasukuni Shrine public, is considered a symbol of Japan's past militarism, which is likely to anger South Korea and China and undermine tentative Beijing's diplomatic stance risks.
"I asked my special assistant ... to enable the Offer on behalf of my feeling of gratitude and respect for those who fought for their country, sacrificed their lives," Abe told reporters in the Prime Minister's Office.
: "As far as I might visit the Yasukuni Shrine, or I go or not, I will not say, because this should not be a political or diplomatic issues, he said his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to convey Offering assistant name as "Shinzo Abe, the LDP leader. "
China's official media reported that the country's military four days (Thursday) for firing exercises in the East China Sea, although not close to the Japanese. Some Japanese media have speculated that this coincides with the visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
Senior politicians visiting the Yasukuni Shrine angered Beijing and Seoul in the past because shrine honors 14 Allies convicted as a war criminal Japan's wartime leaders, along with the war dead.
"What kind of world would think of Germany, if they worship Hitler boss, can you imagine?" Retired Major General Luo Yuan, China, China's most outspoken military figures, influential tabloid "Global Times" wrote .
Japanese conservatives who say it is only natural commemorate the war dead, and refused to do so at the shrine glorify war.
This makes Abe stepped tried patching relations with its neighbors, and called him a fine line between conservative supporters.
"Pay a visit to the Yasukuni war dead is purely domestic issues and it is not for us to criticize other countries or interfere with these things, Keiji Furuya, a pastor's portfolio includes the National Public Safety Commission, said his side paid in Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo after.
Yoshitaka Shindo Home Secretary also visited the Yasukuni Shrine, making a group of 89 members of Congress, including the LDP policy chief Sanae Takaichi and another 101 Members assistant.
Mixed-Signal
Japan's past militarism bitter memories run deep in China and South Korea. Despite the close economic relations and the recent calls Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping's summit, the relationship between Japan and its neighbors remained as wartime history of territorial battles and disputes.
"The Japanese leaders should demonstrate their courageous leadership healing wounds of the past, the two countries can be developed into a true partner, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said in a speech in Seoul marking the anniversary of Japan by the end of 1910 - 1945 colonized the Korean Peninsula.
Speaking later memorial service in Tokyo, Shinzo Abe, said: "We will open up the nation's future is full of hope, and the face of history and humility and deep carving lessons to be learned in our minds."
Hordes of Japanese, including retirees and middle school students, through the shrine complex flow around dawn and opened.
"My father died in the war, so I come here every year to pray for him, for the people to sacrifice their lives for the country, said:" Mariko Matsuda, 70. "Prime Minister Abe will not visit the Yasukuni Shrine, which is a great shame."
Tokyo hopes that if Abe far point, it can send a signal to China of his desire to ease tensions and help pave the way for the summit.
Beijing has made it clear, however, which consists of Japan's political leaders in any form access eyebrows.
Opponents claim dispute after the uninhabited islands in the East China Sea intensified in September last year from a Japanese citizen, former Japanese government purchased the island.
These islands have a long history of battles and wars, combined with regional competition and mutual suspicion, suggested a summit is unlikely any time soon, involved behind the scenes negotiations between Beijing and Tokyo officials told Reuters reporters.
By the Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to visit, he was sent to a long-term 2001-2006 chill Sino-Japanese relations.
Extremely conservative Abe thaw relations away from the shrine, in his short first prime minister, but later said he regretted not as Prime Minister, and pay his respects, became leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in September last year, visit.
Abe's agenda accomplice military and post-war pacifist constitution relaxed restrictions on Japan's armed forces in the drafting of the Charter of the United States has proposed to modify the prelude to concerns in China, while Japan is worried about Beijing's military build up, and its maritime ambitions.



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