(text/Observer.com Guo Guanghao)
Today (August 15) is the 77th anniversary of Japan's defeat. According to media reports such as the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), many politicians, including the current Japanese cabinet minister, visited the Yasukuni Shrine on the same day. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio did not visit, but the secretary of the firm presented jade string materials on his behalf.
At around 8 am local time, former Environment Minister Koizumiro , Liberal Democratic Party President of Government Affairs Investigation Hagida Koichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine one after another.
Hagitoda Koichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine (NHK photo)
After visiting, Hagitoda said in the media that he had registered under the name of "President of the Liberal Democratic Party Government Investigation and Representative Member Koichi Hagitoda", and personally contributed the Jade Scout. Koizumi did not accept an interview.
Haginoda belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction and was previously the Minister of Economics and Industry. After the cabinet was reorganized on August 10, he served as the president of the Government Investigation, one of the important positions of the Liberal Democratic Party's "Four Horses". Last year, when he was the Minister of Science of Suga Yoshihide Cabinet Cultural and Ministry of Culture and Culture, Haginoda also visited. Koizumi is the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and served as the Minister of Environment during the late Abe administration and Yoshihide Suga administration.
At around 10 o'clock local time, Minister of Economic Security and Minister of Economic Security, Takashi Saena, Minister of Revival and Minister of Akiha Ken also visited the Yasukuni Shrine one after another.
Takashi Saenai visited Yasukuni Shrine (TBS photo)
Takashi Saenai had previously received support from Shinzo Abe and competed with Fumio Kishida and Taro Kono as president of the Liberal Democratic Party. After being elected, Kishida was appointed as the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Government Investigation. After the cabinet was reorganized on August 10, he served as the newly established minister of economic security. On August 14, Takashi posted a tweet and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with this position: Kishida politely declined when he invited him to the cabinet. But the plan did not change the next day, which was puzzled and I was still full of pain.
Revival Minister Ken Akiha also visited the Yasukuni Shrine (NHK photo)
In addition, on August 15, the Minister of the Interior Department, Hideki Suzuki (Rep., Abe) also visited the Yasukuni Shrine. The cross-party parliamentarian alliance "everyone visits the Yasukuni Shrine Congress to the Yasukuni Shrine" said that due to the epidemic, today's collective worship activities were cancelled.
Previously on the morning of August 13, the new Minister of Economics and Industry Nishimura Yasintoshi had visited the Yasukuni Shrine and registered under the name of "Rep. Yasintoshi Nishimura", and personally contributed the Jade Scaffold material.
Nishimura Yasintoshi visited the Yasukuni Shrine (Sankei Shimbun photo)
NHK said that this is the first time that a cabinet minister has confirmed that he has visited him since Kishida took office in October last year. Nishimura belongs to the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. On August 13, 2021 and August 16, 2020, Nishimura, who was then the Minister of Economic Regeneration, visited the Yasukuni Shrine.
Japanese politicians generally visit the Yasukuni Shrine in three time periods, namely the spring festival, the autumn festival and the defeat anniversary on August 15th.
Regarding the visit to Nishimura, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Japanese cabinet members worship Yasukuni Shrine, which holds Class A war criminals in World War II, once again reflects the Japanese government's wrong attitude towards historical issues. China has made solemn representations to Japan. China urges Japan to truly face up to and deeply reflect on the history of aggression, properly handle relevant issues with a responsible attitude, and win the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community with practical actions.
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