Graffiti Again at Yasukuni Shrine... Chinese Words for 'Bathroom' and 'Die'

At Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, where Class A war criminals from the Pacific War are enshrined, graffiti was discovered once again, prompting the police to launch an investigation. The stone pillar was marked with Chinese characters meaning "toilet" and "go die."

According to local media such as Kyodo News and FNN on the 19th, at around 3:50 a.m., a shrine staff member found graffiti on a stone pillar near the entrance of Yasukuni Shrine located in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and reported it to the police. It was confirmed that the surface and base of the stone pillar at the shrine entrance were inscribed with Chinese words and profanity meaning "toilet," "militarism," and "go die."

The police have classified this as an act of property damage and have started an investigation. In May, red spray paint graffiti with the English word "toilet" was also found on the same stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine. Two Chinese nationals who committed the graffiti left for China immediately after the act, and the police arrested one Chinese man suspected of conspiring with them on charges including property damage.

At Yasukuni Shrine, a stronghold of Japanese right-wing sentiment, various incidents such as graffiti and explosions have occurred in the past. Yasukuni Shrine is a facility dedicated to commemorating the spirits of approximately 2,466,000 people who died in civil wars around the Meiji Restoration and numerous wars caused by Imperial Japan. Fourteen Class A war criminals from the Pacific War, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who were executed following the Far East International Military Tribunal (Tokyo Trial), are also enshrined there.

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