The Rift in the Regional Politics of East Asia :isputes against Yasukuni Shrine
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Tsui, Ao-Shuang
Abstract
Japanese ex-prime minister Koizumi Junichiro visited Yasukuni Shrine for six times while in the term of office during 2001 to 2006, which China and South Korea took as provocation. One of the legislators in Taiwan also claims Koizumi’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine were illegal, and request Yasukuni Shrine to stop worshipping the Takasago volunteers. Politicians in Taiwan and Japan paying visits to Yasukuni Shrine have became an issue, reactions inside Taiwan also differ. This essay attempts to clarify the dispute of visits to Yasukuni Shrine, interviews with politicians involved, the offspring of the Takasago volunteers, and the scholars in Taiwan and Japan. Explains the reasons why Taiwanese people have such different reactions toward Yasukuni Shrine in historical, cultural, and religious ways.
Subjects
Yasukuni Shrine
Shinto
Takasago volunteers
Militarism
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