Lately I had some discussion with my Japanese classmates about the Japanese minister visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. They think it is just a normal temple and if he wants to go there that is his dicision. But China and South Korea are not happy with what he did.It related with some historial reasons,in that temple which has the war crimninals,to Chinese or Korean people,they are very quilty for what they did. Nowadays the minister even go there to pray for them.Of course Chinese and Korean people will not feel comfortable with it.The same if germans go to some kinda Hitler memorial place and pray for him,I do not think people in Europe will be happy with that.
So what I think is that if he wants to go there,then pls remove all the criminals there.Otherwise better not go there any more!
Interesting. Can you also understand the Japanese point of view?
I think it has to do with forgetting and
forgiving, don`t you?
For several years German people are not
welcome to visit Worldwar 2 memorials and services. But last years there is a comming change in point of view.
Following to my last comment, I have to say that there is a difference between wrong-doers and victims. I agree with you that the real War criminals not has to be commemmorated in publik
I heard about this on the news. It is difficult because I think many people in Japan don't know much about the wrong things of the war. I met a Japanese girl some years ago in the US. She found out there what Japan did in China and Korea and she was very much ashamed.
I think the prime minister had to go there on an other day or not at all, but not on this day.