据当地媒体报道，日本首相高市早苗周一向位于东京、与战争关联的靖国神社献上祭祀费。该神社长期以来一直是日本与中国等邻国之间外交摩擦的根源。
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a monetary offering Monday to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, which has long been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbors, including China, local media reported.
据共同社报道，高市早苗自掏腰包为靖国神社的秋季例大祭献上祭祀费。
Takaichi sent the offering out of her own pocket for the shrine’s autumn festival, said Kyodo News Agency.
高市早苗作为执政党自民党总裁，还于周六献上了名为“真榊”的常青树枝祭品。
Takaichi, as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, also sent a "masakaki" ritual offering of evergreen twigs on Saturday.
国土交通大臣伊林达宪和自民党选举对策委员长西村康稔分别参拜了该神社。靖国神社供奉着“被定罪的战犯”以及数百万战争死者。
Land Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Election Strategy Committee Chairperson Nishimura Yasutoshi separately visited the shrine, which honors "convicted war criminals" along with millions of war dead.
日本领导人此前参拜该神社曾引发中国和韩国的强烈批评。日本在二战结束前占领了中国大片地区，韩国则在1910年至1945年间处于日本殖民统治之下。
Previous visits to the shrine by Japanese leaders have prompted strong criticism from China and South Korea. Japan occupied a wide area of China by the end of World War II and South Korea was under Japanese colonial rule between 1910 and 1945.
此次纪念日之际，中日关系正因高市早苗约一年前的言论而紧张。她当时暗示，对台湾的攻击可能促使日本自卫队作出回应以支持美国。中国认为台湾是其分离的省份，应与中国统一。台湾则坚持其独立。
The anniversary comes amid strained Sino-Japanese ties following Takaichi's comments about a year ago suggesting that an attack on Taiwan could prompt a response by Japan's Self-Defense Forces in support of the US. China considers Taiwan as its breakaway province to be unified with the country. Taiwan insists on its independence.