Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an additional offering payment today (October 19) to the Yasukuni Shrine, despite expressions of regret from South Korea and other nations regarding her offering of ritual ornaments.

On October 17, she offered a ritual tree known as a masakaki under the name "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi."

In response, the South Korean government expressed regret, while the Chinese government criticized the move, defining it as a "provocation against the post-war international order."

Prime Minister Takaichi is reportedly planning to withhold her actual visit to the shrine this time.