3. What is Yasukuni Shrine?
It is one of Shinto’s shrine.
It is located in Chiyoda district, Tokyo
city in Japan
It was built for dedicating of soldiers
who had sacrificed themselves for
Japan.
It was built in 1869 years.
4. Timeline
1869; Meiji emperor ordered to build.
1879; Name had changed from “Tokyo
Shokon Shrine” to “Yasukuni Shrine”
1978; General Hideki Tojo and 14 other
class A war criminals were enshrined.
1985; “Nakasone” PM visited the
Yasukuni shrine and other countries
began to criticized him.
2001; Koizumi PM visited the shrine,
neighbor countries again began to
critized Japan.
5. Japanese Prime Ministers’ Visit
What Issues Involved?
Religious Issue
Historical Issue
Ethical Issue
6. Religious Issue
Are PM’s visits to the shrine religious
action or political action?
Law does justifying the right of
religion.
It does not say no one must have religion.
However, it does not allow any
political power involves in religion.
7. Historical Issue
The shrine enshrined several cruel
murderer.
Those soldiers mainly killed Chinese,
Koreans, and North Koreans.
Thus, these neighbor countries cannot
ignore the PM’s visit of the Yasukuni
shrine.
8. Ethical Issue
The Yasukuni shrine enshrined many
class A murderer of WWII.
Japan should be shamed about the fact.
However, PMs visit the shrine.
