Yasukuni
Behind the Torii: From government-run shrine for war heroes to bone of contention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2131701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yomiuri Shimbun (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466005002524 |
| OpenAlex | W4410180484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Few institutions in Japan are as contested, controversial, and complex as Yasukuni Shrine. According to a recent editorial (June 6, 2005) in the Asahi Shimbun and published in Japan Focus, "Yasukuni Shrine... in the past served the purpose of providing a site to publicly manifest both grief and admiration for those who perished in conflict. In this sense, it functioned to enhance the will to fight and mobilize the populace for war
Political science · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |