Posted on 27 April 2015. Tags: Japanese, provocative, shrine, Tokyo’s, visit, Yasukuni
Japanese MPs make provocative visit to Tokyo’s Yasukuni war shrine A cross-section of MPs, 106 in all, paid their respects at the shrine in central Tokyo as part of the spring festival. However, no cabinet ministers were seen among them. The shrine honours those who fought and died for Japan, but also includes a … […]
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Posted on 15 August 2014. Tags: Cabinet, Japan, ministers, shrine, visit, Yasukuni
2 Japan Cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine A visitor holds a portrait of a WWII war dead in Tokyo as they arrive for a memorial ceremony at Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its Aug. 15, 1945 surrender in World War II. At least two […]
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Posted on 20 February 2014. Tags: Chinese, Japanese, shrine, Tokyo’s, visit, Yasukuni
When a Chinese and a Japanese visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni war shrine In Missing Histories, Mariko Oi took her Chinese counterpart, Haining Liu, to visit the Yasukuni Shrine on the outskirts of Tokyo, where it is believed the spirits of Japan’s war dead are enshrined. Mariko has been bullied online and threatened by many … Full News […]
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Posted on 26 December 2013. Tags: …, ‘seriously, Abe’s, China, condems’, Japan, shrine, Tokyo, urges, visit, Yasukuni
China ‘seriously condems’ Japan PM Abe’s Yasukuni shrine visit, urges Tokyo to … BEIJING (AFP/REUTERS) – China strongly condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the flashpoint Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, saying it glorified Japan’s “history of militaristic aggression”. “We strongly protest and seriously … Full News here – Read more on Straits […]
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