A telltale illustration of how Yasukuni has become a political symbol for the far right comes today from Britain’s Daily Mail. It shows the kind of bedfellows attracted by the provocations of prime minister Abe – definitely not the … Read the rest
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- Yasukuni Shrine – prime minister Abe has been advised to refrain from political point-scoring. (photo Japan Today)
Abe should avoid Yasukuni shrine, says int’l think tank
Japan Today JUL. 25, 2014
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should stay away … Read the rest
No big outcry and no controversy, yet yesterday prime minister Abe paid respects to Japan’s war dead in WW2. Why did it not capture the headlines? Simply because unlike Yasukuni, the Chidorigafuchi war memorial does not glorify Japan’s military … Read the rest
On a day when self-declared nationalist, prime minister Shinzo Abe, has again made a political statement by sending an offering to Yasukuni, it’s worth remembering the attitude of Emperor Hirohito. As revealed in a document in 2006, because of the … Read the rest
A commentary in today’s Japan Times by Takamitsu Sawa highlights how once more, as in pre-war times, Shinto is being exploited by nationalist forces in Japan keen to strengthen the country’s military. As with State Shinto, the neo-nationalism is … Read the rest
Japan’s neighbours are against it. Its most important ally is against it. His own coalition partner is against it. Anyone who’s not aligned with the right-wing is against it. So why is prime minister Shinzo Abe so bull-headedly set on … Read the rest
Making headline news today is prime minister Abe’s offering to Yasukuni Jinja for its autumn festival. It’s a red-hot issue, and not just because of China and Korea’s sensitivity to the symbolism of the shrine (it enshrines Class A war … Read the rest