Yasukuni Shrine's Post-WWII Resistance to War Criminal Enshrinement Changed in 1978

For two decades after World War II, the head priest of Yasukuni Shrine resisted the enshrinement of documented war criminals, a policy that changed following his death in 1978.

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At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not

For the first two decades after World War II, the head priest resisted the enshrinement of any documented war criminals. That changed after his death in 1978.

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Yasukuni Shrine's Post-WWII Resistance to War Criminal Enshrinement Changed in 1978

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At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not

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