Recently, over a hundred Japanese politicians collectively visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Class A war criminals from World War II, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi offered ceremonial items such as “tamagushi-ryo” and “masakaki” to the shrine. The Yasukuni Shrine has never been a mere religious site; it is a symbol of Japanese militarism, effectively a “shrine for war criminals,” and deeply reprehensible. The bloodstained “tamagushi-ryo” offerings are dedicated to the spirits of Class A war criminals whose hands are stained with the blood of people across Asia. The persistent and willful “worship of evil” by Japanese right-wing forces and some politicians not only deeply hurts the national sentiments of the victimized Asian countries, including China, but also constitutes a deliberate provocation and blatant trampling on the achievements of the World Anti-Fascist War and the bottom line of human historical justice.
