A South Korean man was arrested for bombing the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Batteries and wires were found at the scene. The blast left a 30cm hole in the ceiling of a toilet block. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said terrorism should not occur in Japan and they will conduct strict surveillance to ensure public safety. However, an official noted the police alone cannot prepare for everything and public engagement is vital to help prevent terrorism. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead but has been criticized by China and South Korea for also honoring executed war criminals from World War II.
A South Korean man was arrested for bombing the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Batteries and wires were found at the scene. The blast left a 30cm hole in the ceiling of a toilet block. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said terrorism should not occur in Japan and they will conduct strict surveillance to ensure public safety. However, an official noted the police alone cannot prepare for everything and public engagement is vital to help prevent terrorism. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead but has been criticized by China and South Korea for also honoring executed war criminals from World War II.
A South Korean man was arrested for bombing the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Batteries and wires were found at the scene. The blast left a 30cm hole in the ceiling of a toilet block. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said terrorism should not occur in Japan and they will conduct strict surveillance to ensure public safety. However, an official noted the police alone cannot prepare for everything and public engagement is vital to help prevent terrorism. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead but has been criticized by China and South Korea for also honoring executed war criminals from World War II.
A South Korean man was arrested for bombing the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Batteries and wires were found at the scene. The blast left a 30cm hole in the ceiling of a toilet block. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said terrorism should not occur in Japan and they will conduct strict surveillance to ensure public safety. However, an official noted the police alone cannot prepare for everything and public engagement is vital to help prevent terrorism. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead but has been criticized by China and South Korea for also honoring executed war criminals from World War II.
Japanese media said, Japanese police have arrested a South Korean man suspected of bombing Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni shrine. The blast left a hole about 30cm wide in the ceiling, of the toilet block. Japanese police said, batteries and wires were found at the scene, and suspect the blast may have been a deliberate attempt to attack the shrine.
Terrorism should not
occur in Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga stressed. We will conduct strict warning and surveillance activities in order to ensure public safety. The truth is that there are limits to what the police alone can prepare for, the official said. What terrorists fear is the eyes of the people, said Yoshimi Ogata, head of MPDs security unit, stressing that engaging companies and other organizations will be vital to help prevent terrorism.
The Yasukuni shrine,
which honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including executed war criminals, has been the target of criticism from China and South Korea, which suffered from Japan's World War II atrocities and aggression. The person in charge of media at Yasukuni was not immediately available for comment. Visits to the shrine by both Japanese politicians and international celebrities have drawn harsh anger and criticism from China's government and citizens in the past. A Reuters photographer saw members of a police bomb disposal unit, wearing protective body armor, close to the washroom as investigations were carried out.