奥巴马政府一直在敦促安倍不要因为参拜靖国神社加剧地区紧张 — — 副总统拜登在访问北京之旅中特意经停东京，重申这一要求。
The Obama administration had been pressing Abe not to aggravate regional tensions by visiting Yasukuni – an entreaty reiterated by Vice President Joe Biden during a recent stopover in Tokyo on his way to Beijing.