对中国和韩国来说，供奉14名在二战后被处死的甲级战犯的靖国神社是日本战前军国主义的化身，安倍一直没有访问靖国神社，包括在他第一次担任首相期间。
For China and South Korea, the Yasukuni Shrine’s inclusion of 14 Class A war criminals who were executed after World War II has made it a potent symbol of Japan’s prewar militarism, and Abe had long refrained from visiting it – including during his previous stint as prime minister.