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The controversial nature of the shrine has figured largely in both domestic Japanese politics and relations with other Asian countries. The controversy has been reignited nearly every year since 1975, when prime minister Takeo Miki visited the shrine as a private individual on August 15, the day that Japan commemorates the end of World War II.
Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja, lit. ' Peaceful Country Shrine ') is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo.It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954 ...
Japan marked the anniversary on Thursday of its defeat in World War Two with visits by at least three cabinet ministers to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that other Asian nations see as a ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest, in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of ...
The controversial shrine honors convicted war criminals among about 2.5 million war dead. ... China’s official Xinhua News Agency said that “Visits and ritual offerings made by Japanese ...
The main building of Yasukuni Shrine. Another issue was state support for the Yasukuni Shrine. This shrine, located in Tokyo near the Imperial Palace, was established during the Meiji era as a repository for the souls of soldiers and sailors who died in battle, thus a holy place rather than simply a war memorial. Conservatives introduced bills ...
Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country's war dead, in an apparent protest against the ongoing ...
The Japan War-Bereaved Families Association (日本遺族会, nippon izokukai) is an association in Japan that was set up to represent the interests of relatives of deceased war veterans in the Second World War. Its headquarters are in Kudanminami, Tokyo. The group supports visits to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo to pay respects to Japan's war dead.