Yasukuni, the War Dead, and the Struggle for Japan's Past (Columbia/Hurst)

by John Breen

Book Overview

Located in the heart of Tokyo, Yasukuni is a controversial shrine dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It holds the remains of twelve convicted and two suspected Class A war criminals, and its museum features an account of Japan's involvement in the Second World War that many would describe as revisionist. Visits to Yasukuni by cabinet members often spark protests in Japan and abroad, especially in China, Korea, and Taiwan, and the shrine's existence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231700431
• ISBN13: 9780231700436
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher