for japan,... it's the seventy-first anniversaryof japan's surrender in world war ii,... and japanese prime minister shinzo abe opted tosend a ritual donation to the controversial yasukuni shrine,... instead of visiting inperson. it's the fourth straight year abe has decidedto stay away from the yasukuni shrine on this anniversary.
Yasukuni Shrine, the move is seen by many as a gesture to avertdiplomatic tensions with korea and china,... who long suffered from japan's wartime atrocities. pundits also see it as an attempt to improvethe chance of a summit between abe and chinese president xi jinping at the g20 summit inchina next month.
but dozens of japanese lawmakers forged aheadwith their visits to the much debated shrine. the yasukuni shrine honors japan's war dead,...including many class-a war criminals.
for japan,... it's the seventy-first anniversaryof japan's surrender in world war ii,... and japanese prime minister shinzo abe opted tosend a ritual donation to the controversial yasukuni shrine,... instead of visiting inperson. it's the fourth straight year abe has decidedto stay away from the yasukuni shrine on this anniversary.
Yasukuni Shrine, the move is seen by many as a gesture to avertdiplomatic tensions with korea and china,... who long suffered from japan's wartime atrocities. pundits also see it as an attempt to improvethe chance of a summit between abe and chinese president xi jinping at the g20 summit inchina next month.
but dozens of japanese lawmakers forged aheadwith their visits to the much debated shrine. the yasukuni shrine honors japan's war dead,...including many class-a war criminals.