TOKYO, Aug 13 — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine today, according to local media, paying his respects at the shrine for war dead that is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Footage from broadcaster TV Asahi showed Kishi visiting...
TOKYO, Aug 13 — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine today, according to local media, paying his respects at the shrine for war dead that is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism.
Nearly eight decades after the end of the war, Yasukuni remains a potent symbol of the wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for tension with China and both Koreas. Among those honoured at the shrine are 14 World War Two leaders convicted as “Class A” war criminals by an Allied tribunal in 1948.
Kishi told reporters his visit was to “pay respects and condolences to those who fell dead during the war for the nation”.
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