TOKYO, Dec 28 — A 29-year-old Chinese man has been sentenced to eight months in prison by Tokyo District Court after spray-painting graffiti on the historic Yasukuni...
‘I thought the plane was going to fall apart’: Passenger recalls loud bang before plane crash, Azerbaijan Airlines blames ‘external’ interferenceA man visits the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on December 5, 2017. Founded in 1869 in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, it honours Japan’s war dead, including soldiers from World War II. — AFP picTOKYO, Dec 28 — A 29-year-old Chinese man has been sentenced to eight months in prison by Tokyo District Court after spray-painting graffiti on the historic Yasukuni Shrine .
Jiang had argued that his actions were intended to oppose Japan’s release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean, a move approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency as safe under international standards. The Yasukuni Shrine, founded in 1869 in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, honours Japan’s war dead, including soldiers from World War II.
It has often been a focal point of political tension, particularly for neighbouring nations such as China and South Korea, due to its inclusion of convicted war criminals among the 2.4 million individuals it commemorates. Lorry accidents claimed 1,457 lives in six years, with most fatalities on highways, police and Miros call for stricter road safety measures
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