Yasukuni Shrine defended
The Yasukuni Shinto shrine is dedicated to the soldiers and
others who died on behalf of Japan, registering near two and a half million
names enshrined. A visit to this shrine
by foreigners and notable Japanese brings with it scathing criticism from some
neighboring nations. Their complaint is
out of the two and a half million spirits honored at the Yasukuni Shrine;
around one thousand were convicted as war criminals by the International
Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE or known as Tokyo Trails or Tokyo War
Crimes Tribunal). Should be noted the
legitimacy of tribunal is in question by many.
Discounting the one-thousand, what about the other over two
million spirits? What about those who
died during World War One when Japan was part of the Allied front (a U.S.A.
ally)?
Recently members of the Japanese Diet, Parliament, and the
Japanese Cabinet made a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine causing South Korea and
China to issue moans of condemnation.
Here is what is interesting:
During World War Two Japan occupied around twenty-four nations and
battled around twelve Allied nations.
Out of the twenty-four occupied and twelve Allied nations, only two nations
object to any official visitation to the Yasukuni Shrine.
The commies in China object because they are commies and
that is what commies do, very simplistic.
South Korean constant moaning over this issue is interesting. South Korean and Japan share similar security
issues in reference to red-China and North Korea, yet the South Koreans allow
this issue to widen the distance between Tokyo and Seoul.
From 1930 through 1943 around eight hundred thousand Koreans
applied to join the Japanese Imperial Army.
Out of that number only around seventeen thousand were accepted. Could this mass rejection be the cause of
current day objections towards Japan? Does
this analysis read to be a bit of a stretch if not outright unreasonable? Well that is because the flames of hate being
fueled by the commies in red-China and South Koreans are somewhat on the wrong
side of reasonable.
What happened sixty-eight years ago belongs in the past to
be studied, and determined not to be repeated, however no reason to be critical
and hateful in this 21st century.
All very abbreviated and innocent, yet so much controversy
of such a simple and dignified event.
Article in reference to China and South Korea upset over
Japanese citizen’s freedom of movement within Japan (Japanese politicians
visiting the Yasukuni Shrine):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/japan-mps-visit-controversial-war-yasukuni-shrine-amid-islands-tension/story-e6frg6so-1226627030005
Korean Service in the Japanese Military, read section 7.1.2
“Korean Service in the Japanese military:”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule
Yasukuni Shrine English website:
http://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/
Japan-guide information on t he Yasukuni Shrine:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2321.html
Wikipedia entry on the Yasukuni Shrine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine controversies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Yasukuni_Shrine
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1 comment:
u aint know. koreans don't fuck with both ching and jap.
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