Chinese man attempts to burn Japan war shrinehome/News/World/At a Glance/Chinese man attempts to burn Japan war shrineTOKYO: A Chinese man suspected of starting a fire inside a Tokyo war shrine at the center of rows with Japan’s Asian neighbors was arrested by police on Wednesday, reports said. The man, 55, allegedly set fire to a pile of newspapers inside the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 2.5 million war dead but also enshrines top World War 2 criminals. The man was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, reports said. A spokesman for the shrine acknowledged the incident while avoiding further comment as “police are investigating”. Bystanders reportedly said the man had been holding a banner with a message protesting the 1937 Nanjing massacre.

Source: Manila Times December 12, 2018 16:18 UTC