South Korea on Tuesday voiced "deep disappointment and regret" after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering ...

The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.

Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. Neighboring countries regard the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past ...

Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. The shrine is regarded by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japan's ...

Ishiba and his cabinet ministers did not visit the Shinto shrine during its autumn festival last year, soon after he became prime minister in October. The prime minister sent a masakaki offering ...

Japan is home to tens of thousands of Shinto shrines each dedicated to specific gods, and what tourists should never do in ...