War-linked Yasukuni shrine bans cosplay, military attire on premises

The Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo has announced a ban on cosplay and military attire on its premises, according to a statement on its official website. The ban, which applies year-round, aims to maintain the shrine's serenity and dignity, as visitors wearing military uniforms have been observed on the anniversary of the end of the war.

The statement clarifies that military-related attire worn based on affiliation or qualification, such as uniforms worn by members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and military personnel from other countries, is exempt from the ban. The Yasukuni shrine honors the souls of wartime leaders convicted as war criminals by a post-World War II international tribunal, along with around 2.5 million war dead.

Japan's occupation of a wide area of China and colonization of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945 are also mentioned in the report.

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