Chinese group orders entertainment industry to boycott actor photographed at Yasukuni Shrine in 2018

It's not just Chinese companies that are boycotting celebrities who visit Yasukuni; add Coca-Cola, Nivea, Maybelline and Clinique to the list as well.

In other word, being associated with Yasukuni or the Rising Sun Flag is a kiss of death for any celebrity in international market and this rule applies to Japanese celebrities as well.

Something to think about and be mindful of for Japanese stars looking for international stardom.

Seems a bit too overreaction, it's just a picture.

@Iron Lad

Seems a bit too overreaction, it's just a picture.

It's not an overreaction outside of Japan.

Going to Yasukuni is same as paying a tribute at Hitler's bunker outside of Japan, an act to be absolutely condemned.

As long as the nameplates of Tojo Hideki and 13 A-class war criminals are housed at Yasukuni, not even Japan's emperor can visit there.

This is why Japanese politicians visiting Yasukuni and paying a tribute to Tojo Hideki essentially amounts to them calling out Japan's neighbors for a war.

Petty. China is the prince of petty.

Would you like to be judged by your worst action, on your worst day, anytime in your life, or by an overall average of all your actions, good and bad?

I lived in a plantation house with detached slave and house-worker living quarters. Should I be judged by that act? The history of the home wasn't part of the decision to live there. It was a house set aside for a specific job at that facility.

Funny that CCP-China is saying history shouldn't be forgotten. What happened on June 4th in China? Can someone remind me?

Heck, which Chinese political party fought against Japan in WW2? Hint, it wasn't the CCP, regardless of what they put into their current history books.

Who was responsible for destroying thousands of Chinese historical sites? Hint: Mao.

The new push is to censor outside cultural influences. "Cooperative censorship" is the buzzword. Have librarians and teachers submit works to be destroyed. That's art, music, literature, poetry - karaoke playlists.

Samit Bitsu

To this date, we can still see statue of Genghis Khan, never mind shrine of Hitler.

As said, this is an overreaction, it's not like the guy actually worships and prays in the shrine.

"The official China Association of Performing Arts has ordered the country's entertainment industry to boycott . . . "

In other words, the Chinese Communist Party. Ahh . . . censorship . . . How Orwellian!

Petty but understandable given the country and entertainment region.

People from nationalities other than Japan are also honored at Yasukuni Shrine.

Most of the folks who express fake outrage at those who visit the shrine are wumao's or fake bot accounts. One such account, which uses an Indian name but actually indulges in Japan bashing on any Japan or South Korea related news, can be seen above.

I do not like what is in the Yasukuni Shrine, those war criminals should be removed and berried in unmarked graves, but that is another story. Any boycott from China should be worn with pride. He is a private citizen who has a right to go and visit any place he chooses without being intimidated by a VILE REGIME.

Those who speak of overreaction will never understand the bitterness of a nation once broken.

wawu

China and Korea have been broken many times, not just once.

Visiting the shrine is seen outside of Japan as a political statement, certainly for those who give offerings. Without knowing the nature of his visit, if it was just as a tourist then the intent is entirely different.

To boycott him without a clear understanding of all the circumstances is an exercise in oppressive censorship. From the CCP this is not to be surprised at.

englisc aspyrgendToday  08:22 pm JST

Visiting the shrine is seen outside of Japan as a political statement, certainly for those who give offerings. Without knowing the nature of his visit, if it was just as a tourist then the intent is entirely different.

To boycott him without a clear understanding of all the circumstances is an exercise in oppressive censorship. From the CCP this is not to be surprised at.

They do some good Hanami events there as well with great food stalls and some craft beer.

Better make sure you don't get in a photo by mistake though!

Censorship isn't anything new. The Chinese actor should have known this could have happened.

Nothing to be scared of at Yasukuni. Plenty of interesting things to see and do, like visiting the museum, without actually bowing and clapping and/or tossing a coin at the main shrine in one corner.

It’s worth a visit for better or for worse, just to see what all the fuss is about and to make up your own mind about the place. This man had inquisitiveness and courage. I hope they allow him to at least tell his angle, without condemning him outright.

Visiting any place doesn't mean you agree with everything in the place's history. It can mean you are open minded and want to see something interesting, nothing more. I understand that causes issues for the CCP. They can't have an open minded populace. That just won't work to keep them in power.

Japanese need to pray for the souls of the millions of people murdered by the Imperial Japanese Army. Where is the sacred shrine for that in Japan?

If you add, say, 2-million Koreans, 2-million Manchurians, Chinese, Russians, many East European Jews (both Sephardic and Ashkenazi), and others killed by Japan between 1895 and 1937 (conservative figures), the total of Japanese victims is more like 10-million to 14-million.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes

Will there be any shrines for these millions of victims of violent Japanese samurai culture?

Japanese culture has actually traumatized Asia for a long time. Would a Japanese politician ever visit this shrine to the victims of Japan? A new Yasukini shrine for the victims of Japanese war madness and blood thirst.

And now they want to change their Constitution to become a "normal" country.

Sorry but Japan can not be a "normal" country given their samurai-based culture.

The world will suffer again if that happens.