• The Japanese Prime Minister's Visits to the Yasukuni Shrine Analyzed under Articles 20 and 89 of the Japanese Constitution

    Author(s):
    Frank Ravitch
    Date:
    2014
    Group(s):
    MSU Law Faculty Repository
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/tq9t-c297
    Abstract:
    For those familiar with Japan, the simple mention of the Yasukuni Shrine raises the specter of controversy. The Shrine is an edifice of the Meiji Era that sprung from humble and innocent beginnings into the site of international controversy. The shrine was originally created in 1869, to commemorate government soldiers killed in the Boshin war, considered a civil war of independence between the Shogunate and Emperor Meiji, and it was renamed as the Yasukuni Shrine in 1879.1 It has grown into a symbol of Japanese nationalism, militarism, and historical revisionism, which is controversial to the pacifist culture in Japan and to China, Korea and Taiwan.2
    Metadata:
    xml
    Published as:
    Journal article     Show details
    Pub. Date:
    2014
    Journal:
    Michigan State International Law Review
    Volume:
    22
    Page Range:
    713 - 729
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    1 year ago
    License:
    Attribution
    Share this:

    Downloads

    Item Name: pdf the-japanese-prime.pdf
      Download View in browser
    Activity: Downloads: 0

    Back to Deposits