the Yasukuni Shrine, Bill strongly believed the answer was no. Yasukuni was founded in 1869 to honor Japan’s war dead and now lists almost 2.5 million soldiers. Conservatives like Abe revere it. But included among the names of the honored dead are those of about one thousand war criminals, including fourteen “class A” criminals. Visits to Yasukuni by Japanese leaders outrage the Chinese and Korean governments, and the government of the United States, Japan’s chief ally, constantly urges Japanese prime ministers not to damage relations this way.
Shinzo Abe the prime minister of Japan is a conservative
