Sino-Japanese relations have greatly improved since Junichiro Koizumi stepped down as prime minister in 2006. None of his successors have visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. Still, problems remain.
Last month, for example, Prime Minister Taro Aso, sent a potted plant as an offering to the shrine, where the spirits of war criminals are honored along with other Japanese war dead.
Are Sino-Japanese Relations Better?
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