Nearly 100 Japanese parliamentarians visited the Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

　　China News Service, December 7 According to Kyodo News, on the morning of the 7th local time, members of the Japanese multi-party congressman group "Everyone visit the Yasukuni Shrine" collectively visited the Yasukuni Shrine.

And that day was the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Data map: A group of Japanese congressmen arrived at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay their respects.

　　According to reports, on the morning of the 7th local time, nearly a hundred members of the Japanese multi-party congressman group "Let's visit the Yasukuni Shrine" collectively visited the Yasukuni Shrine.

This is the first collective visit to the shrine in the past two years after the regular autumn festival in 2019. Prior to this, there was no visit due to the new crown epidemic and the election of the House of Representatives.

　　It is worth noting that the 7th is the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese fascists attacked Pearl Harbor, resulting in the death of more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers and many injuries.

The next day, then US President Roosevelt delivered a speech, calling December 7 "National Humiliation Day" and declared war on Japan.

　　The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that among the visitors, there were nine members of the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, including Kenichi Hosoda, Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Shunsuke, Deputy Minister of Environment, etc.

　　At the press conference after the visit, the president of the group Hidehisa Nagao Tsuji said when referring to the issue of Fumio Kishida's visit, "I hope he can visit as soon as possible."

　　According to previous reports, on October 17, Fumio Kishida, in the name of the "Prime Minister of the Cabinet", offered "true saki" sacrifices to the Yasukuni Shrine.

　　In response to Japanese politicians’ visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has pointed out that the actions of some Japanese politicians on the Yasukuni Shrine are a blasphemy of historical justice and a serious injury to the feelings of the people of the victimized countries in Asia, including China. The wrong attitude of the Japanese side toward its own history of aggression.