Japan cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead

Nishimura belongs to the party faction that was led by Abe, who was gunned down at a campaign rally last month

Japan's industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead in Tokyo, Qazet.az reports according to Kyodo news agency.

"I resolved to do my utmost for the peace and development of Japan, while thinking of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe," Nishimura told reporters, according to Kyodo.