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Explainer: Why is Yasukuni Shrine symbol of Japanese militarism?

People Daily 13 Feb 2026
12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has long been a political flashpoint across Asia ... Amid the upheaval of the Meiji Restoration, the Yasukuni Shrine was initially built by order of Emperor Meiji to ...
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Comicomment: How long can Yasukuni Shrine show stay on tightrope?

ECNS 12 Feb 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a recent television program that she was "trying to create an environment" that would allow her to visit the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
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Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing China’s ire

Straits Times 31 Jan 2026
China and South Korea view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past militarism ....
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Families of World War II Korean conscripts file lawsuit seeking removal of names from Yasukuni Shrine

Yonhap News 23 Dec 2025
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Family members of Koreans forcibly conscripted by Jap ....
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‘Honest baseball lover’ revered as war god at Yasukuni Shrine

Asahi News 08 Dec 2025
7, 1941, is revered as a “war god” at the Yushukan exhibition facility of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo ... About 2.46 million people are enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine ... Mimaki has visited Yasukuni Shrine only once.
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