Yasukuni Shrine and the
USA Embassy’s statement
On December 26, 2013 the prime minister of Japan, Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe made a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in
Tokyo, Japan.
This visit by the Prime Minister of Japan to a shrine in Tokyo
erupted in complaints from South Korea and China. It seems like some people in South Korea and
China awarded themselves the authority to dictate to the people in Japan what
places they are not allowed to visit in Japan.
In other those in South Korea and China who feel they have this
authority are absolute idiots.
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 dating back to 1867. 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.
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 (China and South Korea) object to any official visitation to the
Yasukuni Shrine.
The White House through the USA Embassy in Tokyo decided to
participate into this controversy by releasing the following statement:
“Japan is a valued ally and friend. Nevertheless, the United
States is disappointed that Japan's leadership has taken an action that will
exacerbate tensions with Japan's neighbors.
The United States hopes that both Japan and its neighbors
will find constructive ways to deal with sensitive issues from the past, to
improve their relations, and to promote cooperation in advancing our shared
goals of regional peace and stability.
We take note of the Prime Minister’s expression of remorse
for the past and his reaffirmation of Japan's commitment to peace.”
How come the USA Embassy did not state disappointment in
South Korea and China for exacerbating tensions with Japan by trying to reduce
freedom of movement by the Japanese?
The USA Embassy in Tokyo as in The White House is infested
with Democrats. American Democrats in
any country are vacuous and a threat to the friendship between the USA and its
allies. Even with this strong distaste
for Democrats the press release from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo was sort of in
the middle of the road and it should be noted they did write:
“Japan is a valued ally and friend,” and wrote at the
bottom: “We take note of the Prime
Minister’s expression of remorse for the past and his reaffirmation of Japan’s
commitment to peace.”
All though it can be stated a middle of the road posture by
the U.S. Embassy in this controversy, the U.S.A. should have never gotten
involved. By doing so, the USA only
validated the nonsense coming from the government of South Korea and
China. The USA should have ignored the
bellyaching by those two governments.
Link to USA Embassy in Tokyo’s statement:
Yasukuni Shrine English website:
Japan-guide information on the Yasukuni Shrine:
Wikipedia entry on the Yasukuni Shrine:
Yasukuni Shrine controversies:
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