Güney Kore Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Japon bakanların Yasukuni Tapınağı'nı ziyaret etmesine tepki göstererek, Japonya'ya tarihle yüzleşme çağrısı yaptı.
Çin ve Güney Kore, Japonya Savunma Bakanı Koizumi Şinciro dahil bazı bakanların tartışmalı Yasukuni Tapınağı'nı ziyaret etmesine ve adak sunmasına sert tepki gösterdi.
Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of WWII surrender, drawing strong condemnation and protests from China and South Korea.
Çin, Japon bakanların militarizm sembolü Yasukuni Tapınağı'nı ziyaret etmesini ve Başbakan Takaiçi'nin adak göndermesini kınayarak protesto etti.
South Korea denounced visits to the Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials and politicians on the anniversary of Japan's 1945 surrender, urging leaders to squarely face history.
Japanese ministers Minoru Kiuchi, Kimi Onoda, and Hitoshi Kikawada visited the Yasukuni Shrine, prompting strong condemnation and protests from China's foreign and defense ministries.
Japonya Savunma Bakanı Koizumi Şinciro, geçmiş Japon militarizminin sembolü olarak görülen ve Asya ülkeleri arasında diplomatik gerilimlere yol açan Yasukuni Tapınağı'nı ziyaret etti.
South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers expressed regret over Japanese officials visiting the Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender, calling it an anachronistic provocation.
Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine has banned military cosplay on its grounds ahead of the WWII defeat anniversary, aiming to curb visits by ultra-nationalist groups wearing replica uniforms, while exempting active-duty personnel.
North Korea on Saturday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors Japanese war dead including 14 Class A WWII criminals. Rodong Sinmun called it 'blatant distortion of history and a challenge to international justice and peace,' accusing Tokyo of seeking to disseminate militarism.
Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on Japan to fully recognize the results of World War II and abandon the course of accelerated remilitarization. Zakharova criticized Tokyo's liberalization of weapons exports as a deliberate departure from its pacifist foreign policy maintained for over eight decades. She also condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent offering to the Yasukuni Shinto Shrine, calling it an odious temple that symbolizes militarism and a cynical disregard for the feelings of neighboring peoples who suffered from militaristic Japan during WWII.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, prompting South Korea to call for Japan to face its history and show sincere remorse for past war crimes.
South Korea expressed deep disappointment and regret after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japanese war dead including 14 Class A WWII criminals. Seoul urged Tokyo to face history and demonstrate humble reflection through action.
