On the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, about 100 Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine

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According to a Report by Japanese Television, about 100 politicians from Japan's right-wing group "Everyone Visited the Yasukuni Shrine And Parliamentarians' Association" on the 7th. It is worth noting that December 7 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

On the morning of December 7, members of Japan's cross-party parliamentarians' coalition "Let's All Visit the Yasukuni Shrine And Parliamentarians' Association" collectively visited the Yasukuni Shrine

The visitors included Kenichi Hosoda, Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Shunsuke Odai, Vice Minister for the Environment, and politicians from the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Association, and the National Democratic Party. According to the "Tokyo Shimbun" reported on the 7th, in principle, the organization will collectively visit the Yasukuni Shrine every spring, autumn and "8.15" Japan's defeat day, but because of the new crown epidemic and preparations for the House of Representatives election, this is the first time since the autumn 2019 routine ceremony nearly 2 years and 2 months since the collective worship.

It is worth noting that December 7, 1941, was the day of the Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor, which was also regarded as the day of the beginning of the Pacific War in Japan, and the day about 100 members of the Diet visited the Yasukuni Shrine was the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In response to Japanese politicians paying homage to the Yasukuni Shrine, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed that the Yasukuni Shrine is a spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarism in launching a war of aggression against foreign countries, and enshrines 14 World War II Class A war criminals who committed heinous crimes. The negative trend of the Japanese side on the Yasukuni Shrine issue once again reflects the negative attitude of the Japanese side toward its own history of aggression.