Disputes over Yasukuni Shrine and Its War Dead in Contemporary Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4299297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michiaki Okuyama (Nanzan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-71 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00125.x |
| OpenAlex | W2048553611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto sanctuary located in Tokyo, has become the focus of a recent dispute in Japan, and a source of criticism against Japanese politicians by neighboring Asian countries. Especially since the former Prime Minister Koizumi Jun'ichirō visited Yasukuni once every year during the period of his administration (2001-2006), arguments have been accumulated both in Japan and abroad. This essay tries to review some of the arguments over the war dead and war memory in modern Japanese history, referring also to more specific issues such as the Class A war criminals and Li Ying's documentary film Yasukuni (2007
Aesthetics · Art · Criticism · Economic history · Political science · Prime minister · Spanish Civil War · World War II · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2015 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |