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| The Yushukan, the museum of the Yasukuni Shrine. Yasukuni Jinja continues to be the center of controversy between Japan and its Asian neighbors such as China and Korea. The shrine serves as a symbol of Japanese colonialism and nationalism, and visits by Japanese prime ministers to Yasukuni remind these Asian countries that Japan has been slow to apologize for wartime atrocities and to publish school textbooks that give a balanced history of the war. About 2.5 million spirits of individuals who sacrificed themselves for Japan are worshipped at the shrine, but the inclusion of convicted war criminals such as Hideki Tojo causes the most controversy. The Yushukan museum contributes to the controversy by presenting a very affirmative view of wartime history, selling Japan's wars as wars of self-defense and for Asian liberation. |
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