Takaichi skips controversial shrine visit on 81st anniversary of country's World War II surrender

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday (Aug 15), apparently seeking to avoid further strains in relations with China and South Korea as Japan marked the 81st anniversary of its World War II surrender.Takaichi, however, did not mention her country's wartime past in Asia or express remorse for it in a...