The first time that I visited Yasukuni Srine was 2004 4 years ago. My friend invited me to go to Yasukuni Shrine for Hatsumode (new year's visit to a shrine) on 2004 New Year's Eve. Before visiting...
The first time that I visited Yasukuni Srine was 2004 4 years ago. My friend invited me to go to Yasukuni Shrine for Hatsumode (new year's visit to a shrine) on 2004 New Year's Eve. Before visiting Yasukuni Shrine, I had a skewed image of Yasukuni Shrine. For example, I had an image of Yasukuni Shrine as militarism or Uyoku (right wing).
However, while seeing a lot of portraits of the people who fought very hard to protect their loved one and died in the war, and while reading a lot of farewell notes addressed to their mothers or their wives or their children. I understood so well that many people sacrificed their lives for their loved one. I understood so well that many people died for future Japan, 63 years ago. In every farewell note, everybody said the same thing, "I'll meet you at Yasukuni Shrine even if I depart from this life. Come and see me." I thought it was a matter of common sense for the Japanese people to visit Yasukuni Shrine and to thank 'the spirits of the war dead' for their fighting. Because many people became to the cornerstone for present-day Japan's peace and prosperity.
In present-day Japan, however, there are many Japanese people who have the same skewed image of Yasukuni Shrine as I had before visiting there. There are many Japanese Diet lawmakers who decline to visit Yasukuni Shrine. And more, there are some Japanese Diet lawmakers who attempt to blaspheme against 'the spirits of the war dead'. They are thankless fellows. They are traitors. Many people who fought and died for the defense of our Japan said that they would wait for us at Yasukuni Shrine. We Japanese must hold our promise with the people who gave their lives for our Japan.
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Why didn't US government build a speciall shrine for those american soldiers who bombed Hiroshima and Nagaski. Many people would like to pay visits for their honorable achievements.
rhsre It is a story told by an old women sent from North Korea. Even South Korean NGO who supported comfort women thought it is too absurd and unbelievable.
They thought it hurts credibility of testimonies by comfort women from South Korea. Finally NGO gave up to take up that story as an evidence of Japanese crime.
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Many people would like to pay visits for their honorable achievements.
It is a story told by an old women sent from North Korea.
Even South Korean NGO who supported comfort women thought it is too absurd and unbelievable.
They thought it hurts credibility of testimonies by comfort women from South Korea. Finally NGO gave up to take up that story as an evidence of Japanese crime.
It is 瑠璃色の地球 (松田聖子).
Ruri-Iro-no Chikyuu (Blue Earth) by Seiko Matsuda
日本人が本来の誇りを取り戻すのが怖い人が沢山いるの?
by 今上天皇
ひどいやつですよね?