Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine constitute blatant provocation against international justice

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By Gu Siyu and Zhang Zhou

The Yasukuni war shrine is a spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarists’ war of aggression. It is in fact a shrine for war criminals, as it honors convicted Class-A war criminals responsible for the war of aggression in WWII.

The nature of the issue concerning the Yasukuni war shrine is whether Japan is able to rightly perceive and deeply reflect on its history of militarist aggression, and whether it can learn lessons from history and avoid a repeat of that part of history.

Japanese neo-militarism is rearing its ugly head and gaining strength, threatening to cast a shadow on world peace and security. The international community must respond resolutely to prevent any possible resurgence of Japanese militarism.