TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday donated religious offerings at a Tokyo temple seen by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime militarism, although he did not visit in person.
Kishida donated Shinto Jewelry for “Masakaki” yasukuni The biennial celebration of the Shrine, as he has done since becoming Prime Minister last year.
Victims of Japanese invasion during the first half of the 20th century, particularly Chinese and Koreans, see the temple as a symbol of Japanese militarism as it honors convicted war criminals among the approximately 2.5 million war criminals.
Critics also consider visits to the temple by Japanese cabinet ministers and other officials as a sign of a lack of remorse over the country’s wartime atrocities.
On Tuesday, a group of about 90 Conservative lawmakers led ichiro aisawa, a senior member of Kishida’s governing party, visited the temple together to pay tribute to those killed in the battle. The group also included several deputy ministers in Kishida’s cabinet.
Minister of Economic Security on Monday sane takaichiKnown for her orthodox and sharp views, she personally visited the temple. A former cabinet minister, seichi ito, also visited. Minister of Economy and Trade Yasutoshi Nishimura Visited last Friday.
“I applaud the souls of those who laid down their lives for the cause of national policy,” said takaichiRegular visitors to the temple during its biennial festivals and on the 15 August anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat.
After the ex-prime minister of China and Korea reacted with outrage to Yasukuni’s visit Shinzo Abe In 2013, Japanese leaders avoided visiting the temple while in office.
Kishida donated Shinto Jewelry for “Masakaki” yasukuni The biennial celebration of the Shrine, as he has done since becoming Prime Minister last year.
Victims of Japanese invasion during the first half of the 20th century, particularly Chinese and Koreans, see the temple as a symbol of Japanese militarism as it honors convicted war criminals among the approximately 2.5 million war criminals.
Critics also consider visits to the temple by Japanese cabinet ministers and other officials as a sign of a lack of remorse over the country’s wartime atrocities.
On Tuesday, a group of about 90 Conservative lawmakers led ichiro aisawa, a senior member of Kishida’s governing party, visited the temple together to pay tribute to those killed in the battle. The group also included several deputy ministers in Kishida’s cabinet.
Minister of Economic Security on Monday sane takaichiKnown for her orthodox and sharp views, she personally visited the temple. A former cabinet minister, seichi ito, also visited. Minister of Economy and Trade Yasutoshi Nishimura Visited last Friday.
“I applaud the souls of those who laid down their lives for the cause of national policy,” said takaichiRegular visitors to the temple during its biennial festivals and on the 15 August anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat.
After the ex-prime minister of China and Korea reacted with outrage to Yasukuni’s visit Shinzo Abe In 2013, Japanese leaders avoided visiting the temple while in office.