Japanese Cabinet Minister, Lawmakers Visit War Shrine

A third Japanese cabinet minister has visited a controversial shrine that honors the country's war dead, which is considered a symbol of Japan's militaristic past by China and South Korea. Tuesday's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine by Katsunobu Kato, who holds the portfolio for dealing with Japan's aging population and declining birth rate, comes on the heels of Sunday's visit by two other members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet. More than 70 lawmakers also...

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