# What is Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, linked to Japan’s wartime atrocities?

https://mins.news/en/item/23527

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-16 14:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/what-is-tokyos-yasukuni-shrine-linked-to-japans-wartime-atrocities?traffic_source=rss

> Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine enshrines about 2.5 million war dead, including 14 convicted war criminals. Visits or offerings by Japanese officials have drawn criticism from China and South Korea, which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan’s failure to atone for atrocities committed during its colonial and wartime expansion.

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