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YASUKUNI SHRINE

JAPAN / History
Aug 15, 2015
Visitors to cemetery wish for lasting peace
People visiting Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo observe a moment of silence for the war dead and voice a desire for lasting peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2015
Abe, as LDP chief, sends via aide ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a shrine for the war dead on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, but had not made a personal visit to the shrine, seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2015
Yasukuni Shrine bans street stalls during July festival
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo has announced that it will not allow outdoor stalls to be set up at its festival scheduled for later in July, due to complaints from neighbors over noise and trash.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2015
Three Cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine after Abe meets Xi
The visits by Eriko Yamatani, Haruko Arimura and Sanae Takaichi were likely to infuriate nations that view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2015
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine; visit unlikely
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, which has been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and several of its Asian neighbors.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
Abe to avoid controversial Yasukuni Shrine visit during spring festival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will again skip a spring visit to contentious Yasukuni Shrine because the 70th anniversary of the war is apparently generating too much scrutiny.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2015
Chinese Premier Li calls 2015 a test year for relations with Japan
Premier Li Keqiang urges Japan to squarely face its past this year, noting the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII will be a test for bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 28, 2015
Japanese sword sent to teacher; 12,800 war heroes to be enshrined in Yasukuni Shrine; Russian steps into outer space; Japanese-language 'Satanic Verses' raises Muslim ire
100 YEARS AGOTuesday, March 30, 1915
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2014
Man arrested after fire breaks out in Yasukuni Shrine compound
A small fire broke out inside the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine compound and police arrested a 25-year-old man, who allegedly told them he was thinking of committing suicide through self-immolation.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2014
Japan, China officials unite on environmental measures as ties warm
In a sign of warming ties, Japanese and Chinese officials agree to step up cooperation on energy conservation and environmental measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2014
Abe Cabinet says deal with China preventing Yasukuni visit 'does not exist'
Japan has decided to hold firm on its stance that it has no agreement with China preventing the prime minister and two other senior leaders from visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2014
BOJ money no substitute for tapping China's market
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks for new growth engines to reinvigorate Japan, he's ignoring obvious ones — like making bolder structural reforms and tapping China's market.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2014
China files formal protest over Yasukuni Shrine visits by three of Abe's ministers
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday lodged a protest with Japan's embassy in Beijing over the visit by three Cabinet ministers to Yasukuni Shrine, Japanese diplomats said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2014
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni; several lawmakers visit shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends another Shinto offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, signaling he will skip its autumn festival to raise his chances of meeting China's leader.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
Veteran Japanese diplomat sent to China on secret mission
The trip to Beijing in mid-September was meant to help lay groundwork for an official summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
Komeito chief calls on Takaichi not to visit Yasukuni
Komeito to Takaichi: avoid Yasukuni
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2014
Abe to skip fall visit to Yasukuni while setting up summits
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its annual fall festival from Oct. 17 to 20, a government official said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 6, 2014
Tokyo: What can be done to restore Japan's relations with China and South Korea?
An international bunch around Tokyo offer their views on possible ways to rebuild trust between Japan and its East Asian neighbors over historical issues.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 1, 2014
Readers' letters: Ian Thorpe, the Yushukan, racism, teaching English, tipping and sunlight
Some emails received in response to recent Community articles.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2014
Abe likely to visit Yasukuni Shrine again while in office, aide says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine again while in office, although he may wait until after a visit to China in November to avoid jeopardizing the chances of a summit with President Xi Jinping, according to one of his aides.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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