North Korea on Tuesday slammed Japanese politicians for recently visiting a controversial war shrine and sending ritual offerings to the Yasukuni Shrine, which symbolizes the country’s militaristic past.
The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s mainstream newspaper, accused Japan of harboring ambitions to reinvade by paying respects at the shrine, in an article criticizing Japanese politicians for honoring it.
Last week, outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine to honor Japanese war dead, while lawmakers visited the shrine together to pay their respects.
The Yasukuni Shrine honors some 2.46 million Japanese war dead, including 14 Class A criminals convicted by international tribunals for their roles in World War II.
The North Korean newspaper said that honoring and glorifying war dead constitutes a “blatant challenge” to and violation of international justice, adding that such a reckless action is sending an alarm to neighboring countries.
“Japanese politicians’ obstinate paying of respects to the specters of militarism is not just nostalgia but a manifestation of their ambition to revive it,” the newspaper claimed. (Yonhap)
- Why veteran pansori singer Lee Ja-ram takes on one-woman battle in ‘Prima Facie’
- Father and son asylum-seekers live in airport holding room for 4 months
- HD Hyundai to showcase next-gen shipbuilding tech at APEC summit
- Free performances across Gyeongju celebrate vibrant Korean traditions ahead of APEC
- Blackpink’s Jisoo scores 1st solo entry on Billboard’s Hot 100
Most Commented