{"id":324363,"date":"2021-08-13T21:24:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japanese-defense-chief-visits-contentious-war-shrine\/"},"modified":"2021-08-13T21:24:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:24:21","slug":"japanese-defense-chief-visits-contentious-war-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-defense-chief-visits-contentious-war-shrine\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>TOKYO  \u2014 Japan\u2019s defense minister on Friday visited a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression to pray for the war dead just days before the nation marks the 76th anniversary of its World War II defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Victims of Japanese actions during the first half of the 20th century, especially the Koreas and China, see the shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism because it honors convicted war criminals among about 2.5 million war dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is only natural in every country to pay respects to the spirits of the war dead,\u201d said Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, known for his denials of wartime atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expressed my reverence and paid tribute to those who fought for the country and lost their lives in the last war,\u201d Kishi said after offering prayers. \u201cI also renewed my war-renouncing pledge and resolve to protect the lives and peaceful livelihood of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is the first serving defense minister to visit Yasukuni since Tomomi Inada, an Abe prot\u00e9g\u00e9, visited in December 2016.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-06-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Priests attend the Autumn Festival at the Yasukuni Shrine to present the Imperial offerings and read the Gosaimon, or Imperial message, on October 19, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. \" class=\"wp-image-19120891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-06-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-06-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-06-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-06-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Priests attend the Autumn Festival at the Yasukuni Shrine to present the Imperial offerings and read the Gosaimon, or Imperial message, on October 19, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Abe stayed away from the shrine for seven years after a 2013 visit triggered outrage from China and the Koreas, but has regularly visited since he resigned as prime minister last year.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga donated a religious ornament during Yasukuni\u2019s spring festival in April but avoided visiting the shrine.<\/p>\n<p>Economy and fiscal policy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, in charge of pandemic measures, visited the shrine separately on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kishi and Nishimura said they chose to visit the shrine to avoid crowds and pray quietly ahead of the Aug. 15 anniversary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People walk past paper lanterns during the Mitama festival, celebrated since 1947 honouring the souls of the enshrined spirits and the fallen soldiers of Japan's past wars, at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 14, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19120713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/japan-war-shrine-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People walk past paper lanterns during the Mitama festival, celebrated since 1947 honoring the souls of the enshrined spirits and the fallen soldiers of Japan\u2019s past wars, at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 14, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korea and China criticize offerings or visits by Japanese leaders to the shrine, urging them to face up to and reflect on Japan\u2019s wartime aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Many South Koreans hold strong resentment toward Japan for its 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Relations between Seoul and Tokyo have sunk to their lowest levels in recent years due to disputes over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor and sexual abuse of so-called \u201ccomfort women\u201d by the Japanese military.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s Foreign Ministry said it summoned the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to protest Kishi\u2019s visit to Yasukuni, a site it described as beautifying \u201cJapan\u2019s past colonial rule and war of aggression and honors war criminals.\u201d Seoul\u2019s Defense Ministry released a statement saying Kishi\u2019s visit was \u201cdeplorable\u201d and expressed its \u201cserious concern and regret.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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