Chinese man in Japan indicted over Yasukuni Shrine graffiti

Is it that sacred maybe but it's not listed in heritage list.

https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/jp

@Albert

for Japanese this is important shrine.

What kind of Japanese?

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/are-yasukuni-shrine-visits-a-sign-of-rising-nationalism-in-japan/

https://www.france24.com/en/20100813-japan-europe-far-right-gathering-tokyo-yasukuni-shrine-le-pen-ww2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Yasukuni_Shrine

For far-right Japanese this is an important shrine.

I hope this man is heavily penalized by paying for the damage. Also, he should have his residential status revoked!

What did the other two guys do?

@sakuuasuki

You really don't understand what you try to say I guess

I can't condone vandalism esp on historical sites - even if you don't agree with the sites sentiments.

But pray tell me how it costs ￥4.6 million or about $30,000 to remove a bit of paint.

I saw a photo of the damage.

I should put a quote in to do it for a fraction of that - lol.

@BigP

Sure, but with said we’ve got a lot of memorials honoring war criminals in the U.S. too, but you wouldn’t see anyone peeing on them.

For far-right Japanese this is an important shrine.

What kind of Japanese?

Japanese who love Japan with all their hearts.

For far-right Japanese this is an important shrine.

If you mean Japanese who love Japan, you are correct.

Jail and deport...

What kind of Japanese?

Japanese who love Japan with all their hearts.

For far-right Japanese this is an important shrine.

If you mean Japanese who love Japan, you are correct.

Well said..

but pray tell me how it costs ￥4.6 million or about $30,000 to remove a bit of paint.

I saw a photo of the damage.

I should put a quote in to do it for a fraction of that - lol.

It is just not removal but you have to restore it to previous state.

Sendaigirl -

Thanks for your reply to my comment.

Sorry - but if you saw the photo - or better still watch the video on you tube -you'd never believe that it could possibly take $30,000 to "restore" the stone.

Professional graffiti removing products are available.

If used correctly with patience, delicate scrubbing and soft pressure spraying simple spray paints can be easily removed - even on more porous surfaces.

Final stone buffing can also be done if required.

Professionals who do this would not ordinarily charge ￥4.5million.

When I was landscaping for a job years ago we did this on a variety of masonry from soft to hard all with success.

The price mentioned in the article is exorbitant.

@sendaigirl

I'm sure you will cause more damage if you do.

Just seeing a picture and thinking it would be an easy job to remove is already not a good thought.

Unfortunately, not surprising these criminals turned out to be from China. A lot of hate coming from China these days.

Good news, we can not and should not allowed this happen in any place.

Let him pay for the cleaning the full price, then deportation his ass out the country.

What a Cowardly Act!? Causing Nuisance and then hiding away.

I would suggest restoration cost + penalty and lifetime entry ban after deportation.

The Yasukuni Shrine is visited by many Japanese and foreign visitors. The mass media always show pictures of the few right wing cosply losers giving many the impression that that's what the place is all about. It isn't. Been there.

You don't hear of Japanese or other nationalities writing graffiti on Mao's mausoleum. Would like to see these clowns try that in China and see what happens.

Not care much about the shrine by itelf but the act done (graffity, peeing, etc.) have to be punished.

The price tag is kind of a lot.... the only way I think to reach that price is by ordering a brand new masonery work... the cost of production of it.. .then the cost of tranport, replacement and discard of the old one.

Throwing the dsinfection of the (pee site) and refurbishment of plants...

But if its only, removing the graffity, cleaning and desinfection of the site it should be no more than a tenth of the cost.

Just remove war criminals remains from shrine, reconsecrate,job done.

Germany did it, Italy did it,not that hard.

There are no remains at the site. Names are written on paper.

The article says they are named among those honored there, not that they are buried there.

Hiding in Japan, but sending YouTube footage to China, would surely encourage others to do similar outrageous things abroad.

If in fact this guy is from China if I were Japan I would give him the same kind of treatment he would receive had he lived in China and not just a jail sentence!!