THE YASUKUNI SHRINE PROBLEM IN THE EAST ASIAN CONTEXT: RELIGION AND POLITICS IN MODERN JAPAN

The problem of issues surrounding Yasukuni Shrine is one of the main topics in religion and politics in contemporary Japan. This paper tries to approach the Yasukuni Shrine problem, first by contextualizing this problem in the East Asian settings, then by reviewing the recent court cases surroundin...

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Main Author: Okuyama Michiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance 2017-01-01
Series:Politics and Religion
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Online Access:http://politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/152