「China, South Korea and other Asian countries occupied and brutalized by imperial Japanese military forces decades ago see Koizumi's defiant visits as a symbol of Japan's refusal to show remorse for its bloody past.」
「Yasukuni, which means "peaceful nation," is supposed to be a place to reflect on the sorrow of war. But the keepers of the shrine clearly are more sensitive to Japan's suffering than the suffering Japan inflicted on others」
靖国は日本が他国に加えた苦しみより明確に日本の苦しみに敏感だ。と
「The Yasukuni Web site explains the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the invasions of China and Southeast Asia this way: "To maintain the independence and peace of the nation and for the prosperity of all Asia, Japan was forced into conflict.」
しかもトドメはこれ、 「Cucek suggests that Koizumi is currying favor with right-wing Japanese politicians whose support he needs to implement his policies, particularly the privatization of Japan's postal system.」