Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a tributary gift to the controversial Yasukuni shrine, which honors class A war criminals.<br />Kyodo News reported Sunday Abe sent a ritual offering... of a tree... that's traditionally placed next to the shrine... in time for Yasukuni's annual Spring festival.<br />Yasukuni is controversial as it honors 14 Japanese leaders who were convicted by an Allied tribunal as war criminals.<br />Paying tribute there is seen in Korea and China as a symbol of Japan's past aggression and brutal colonialism, but Abe has sent an offering every year since he took office in 2012. <br />
