China protests Japanese govt's offering, visit to Yasukuni Shrine
4 months, 1 week ago

China protests Japanese govt's offering, visit to Yasukuni Shrine

China Daily  

A wooden plaque showing the name of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen with a "masakaki" tree that Kishida sent as a ritual offering for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. China made serious protests against Japan over its prime minister's offering and officials' visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, urging Japan to make a clean break with militarism. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. "The Yasukuni Shrine, honoring 14 convicted Class-A Japanese war criminals from World War II, is a spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarism and its invasion of foreign countries," Lin said.

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Ishiba's offer of sacrifice to controversial shrine a 'disappointment'
2 months, 1 week ago

Ishiba's offer of sacrifice to controversial shrine a 'disappointment'

China Daily  

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan Oct 12, 2024. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual "masakaki" tree offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, marking the start of its autumn festival. Meanwhile, Japan's former economic security minister, Sanae Takaichi, a prominent conservative in the ruling Liberal Democratic …

Homage at Yasukuni an affront to Asian people
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Homage at Yasukuni an affront to Asian people

China Daily  

File photo of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. People around the world marked the 79th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War as well as Chinese people's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression on Tuesday. Yet, Ukraine's ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky paid a pilgrimage to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a symbol of …

Homage at Yasukuni an affront to Asian people
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Homage at Yasukuni an affront to Asian people

China Daily  

File photo of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. People around the world marked the 79th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War as well as Chinese people's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression on Tuesday. Yet, Ukraine's ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky paid a pilgrimage to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a symbol of …

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again
4 months ago

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, was vandalized again overnight Monday. Japanese media reports said graffiti reading “toilet” in Chinese, written with what appeared to be black markers, was found Monday morning on a stone pillar near the shrine’s arch. Convicted Class A war criminals, including Hideki Tojo, Japan’s …

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again
4 months ago

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

The Independent  

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Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII
4 months, 1 week ago

Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII

The Hindu  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. “In the world where tragic battles have persisted, Japan will continue its effort to maintain and strengthen the rules-based, free and open international order” and …

Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII
4 months, 1 week ago

Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II. “In the world where tragic battles have persisted, Japan will continue its effort to maintain and strengthen the rules-based, free and open international …

China protests Japanese govt's offering, visit to Yasukuni Shrine
4 months, 1 week ago

China protests Japanese govt's offering, visit to Yasukuni Shrine

China Daily  

A wooden plaque showing the name of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen with a "masakaki" tree that Kishida sent as a ritual offering for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. China made serious protests against Japan over its prime minister's offering and officials' visit to the …

S. Korea expresses regret over Japanese leaders' offering, visit to war-linked shrine
4 months, 1 week ago

S. Korea expresses regret over Japanese leaders' offering, visit to war-linked shrine

China Daily  

SEOUL - South Korea on Thursday expressed regret over Japanese leaders' offering and visit to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of the militaristic and colonial past of Japan. The Seoul foreign ministry said in a statement that the government expresses deep disappointment and regret over the fact that responsible leaders of Japan once again sent offering …

Japan has much that it can learn from lessons of history: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

Japan has much that it can learn from lessons of history: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

A right-wing activist holding a Japanese national flag visits the Yasukuni Shrine to pay their respects to the country's war dead on the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two in Tokyo, Japan, August 15, 2024. Notably the Yasukuni performance this year comes a day after Kishida surprised many by announcing he would not run in his ruling …

Memorial to war dead or reminder of dark past: Tokyo shrine divides Japan
4 months, 1 week ago

Memorial to war dead or reminder of dark past: Tokyo shrine divides Japan

Live Mint  

TOKYO—Eight decades ago, when Japan’s kamikaze pilots were crashing their planes into American ships and its soldiers were dying from the Aleutian Islands to Guadalcanal, all were given the same promise: Upon death, their souls would be enshrined at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. This April, Umio Otsuka, a retired vice admiral in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force or navy, became Yasukuni …

Is Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine a Symbol of War or Peace?
6 months, 1 week ago

Is Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine a Symbol of War or Peace?

The Diplomat  

In late April, the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo held its annual three-day springtime festival. The festivities were attended by more than 90 politicians, who paid their respects to Japanese soldiers killed in World War II as well as Japan’s imperial wars in the 20th century. South Korea protested against Kishida’s recent offering, calling it a “deep disappointment” and “deep …

Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese police are searching for the suspects who spray-painted the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead, in an apparent protest against the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials and news reports said. Tokyo police are investigating at least two suspects, the person who appeared in the …

Japan should never whitewash its war past
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan should never whitewash its war past

China Daily  

Photo/VCG Aug 15 marks the 77th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender during World War II. In contrast, on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A convicted war criminals in WWII. The visits and ritual offerings made in person or by proxy at the infamous …

Japanese minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Japanese minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead: Report

Al Jazeera  

Yasukuni shrine for war dead is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression. Japan’s new industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, has become the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead in Tokyo, local media reported. Yasukuni is seen in China and South Korea as …

Japan’s premier sends offering to controversial Tokyo shrine
3 years, 2 months ago

Japan’s premier sends offering to controversial Tokyo shrine

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s new prime minister donated ritual offerings Sunday to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression, though he did not make a visit in person. Victims of Japanese aggression during the first half of the 20th century, especially Chinese and Koreans, see the shrine as a symbol of Japan’s militarism …

Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine
3 years, 4 months ago

Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s defense minister on Friday visited a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression to pray for the war dead just days before the nation marks the 76th anniversary of its World War II defeat. “It is only natural in every country to pay respects to the spirits of the …

Japan’s Suga makes offering at war shrine but doesn’t visit
3 years, 8 months ago

Japan’s Suga makes offering at war shrine but doesn’t visit

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters that Suga’s offering at the shrine was considered “an activity as a private person” and the government was not …

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