A-bomb cenotaph found vandalized

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HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The cenotaph for atomic bombing victims in the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima was found defaced with what appears to be golden paint in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Paint was sprayed over part of the cenotaph's inscription, which reads, "Let all souls here rest in peace, for we shall not repeat the evil," according to the police, who are treating the incident as damage to property.

A security guard rushed to the cenotaph shortly before 1 a.m. after someone entered the monument site and set off an alarm, according to the police.

The monument is located in the center of the memorial park.

(Mainichi Japan) January 4, 2012

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Hmmm

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[TennoChinko]

My money is on the theory that it was probably done by the same Korean group that tried to set fire to Yasukuni Shrine.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8977918/Tokyos-Yasukuni-shrine-in-arson-attack.html

Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine 'in arson attack'
Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni shrine, often seen as a symbol of Japan's wartime aggression, may have been the victim of a suspected arson attack.

2:17PM GMT 26 Dec 2011

A small fire scorched the "Gate of gods", which stands about 43 feet tall and 91 feet wide, at around 4:00am, the official said.
The gate, built in 1934 and adorned with huge gold-leaf chrysanthemums on both portals, was not seriously damaged as a shrine security guard quickly put the blaze out, she said.

"We believe it was arson because our security footage shows somebody spraying liquid on the gate before the fire started," she said.
Police later found two glass containers that appeared to have contained some kind of fuel oil, local media said.

Japanese media reported that a posting on Twitter, apparently by a Korean resident of Japan, had threatened a fire at the shrine.

However, a Tokyo police spokesman played down the speculation.
"We are aware of such an internet posting before the incident," he said.
"But we see threats against the emperor or the prime minister posted on the internet everyday. We investigate all such cases."

The Yasukuni shrine is a Shinto sanctuary dedicated to 2.5 million Japanese killed in wars, including 14 of Japan's top World War II criminals.

It is regularly a source of friction with Japan's neighbours – particularly China and South Korea – who say it honours those responsible for terrible crimes.

[Coligny]

Bit of a stretch no ?

[TennoChinko]

Bit of a stretch no ?

Not really. There's has been a revival movement within the Korean group(s). Here is another recent example from Japan Probe:

* Koreans Plaster Tokyo With Comfort Women Posters

[matsuki]

My money is on the theory that it was probably done by the same Korean group that tried to set fire to Yasukuni Shrine.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8977918/Tokyos-Yasukuni-shrine-in-arson-attack.html

Such epic fail...I'm surprised there haven't been more serious attacks on that place though.