{
  "id": 734339,
  "title": "War-linked Yasukuni shrine bans cosplay, military attire on premises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/war-linked-yasukuni-shrine-bans-cosplay-military-attire-on-premises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T05:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260813/p2g/00m/0na/026000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}