Japan authorities: Yasukuni shrine vandalized again
Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday reported a second case of graffiti in three months.
The Yasukuni shrine was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in in wars since the late 19th century, including convicted war criminals.
Officials regularly pay homage at Yasukuni, as did three government ministers and scores of other lawmakers on the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II on Thursday.
A Yasukuni shrine official confirmed the new case of graffiti to reporters, without elaborating further.
In late May, a Chinese man allegedly conspired with two others to spray-paint the word "toilet" in red on a pillar at the shrine.
Jiang Zhuojun, 29, who lived north of Tokyo, was later arrested "on suspicion of vandalism and disrespect for a place of worship", Tokyo police said in July.
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