tokyo japanese prime minister shinzo abe send ritual offer yasukuni shrine war dead see china two koreas symbol japan past militarism mark annual autumn festival shrine say tuesday abe expect refrain visit shrine festival last friday nikkei business daily kyodo news agency report schedule visit northern japan akita prefecture yamagata prefecture election campaign stump tuesday kyodo news say rule coalition track big win sunday general election even though almost half country voters want keep job media survey show monday abe snap election come amid heighten global tension follow north korea nuclear test missile launch prompt u.n. security council impose fresh sanction health minister katsunobu kato also send ritual offer shrine spokesperson shrine say past visit yasukuni japanese leaders outrage beijing seoul honor 14 japanese leaders convict ally tribunal war criminals along japan war dead china position shrine clear foreign ministry spokesman lu kang tell reporters beijing urge japanese side earnestly squarely deeply reflect history aggression appropriately handle relevant issue take actual step win trust asian neighbor international community lu say abe visit shrine person december 2013 since become premier previous year rather attend person abe send ritual offer several occasion effort improve tie china south korea strain territorial dispute japan china south korea try hold summit meet year nikkei business say japanese pm abe send ritual offer yasukuni shrine war dead