Court rejects suit against collective enshrinement at Yasukuni

Court rejects suit against collective enshrinement at Yasukuni

OSAKA, Japan - Ryuken Sugawara (L), who heads the group of plaintiffs in a Yasukuni Shrine-related lawsuit, speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 26 after a court ruling. The Osaka District Court turned down the lawsuit by nine relatives that called for the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo to stop enshrining 11 servicemen and civilian employees of the former imperial Japanese forces.

Suit filed to have Yasukuni annul enshrinement

Suit filed to have Yasukuni annul enshrinement

OSAKA, Japan - Ryuken Sugawara (4th from R), a 66-year-old Buddhist monk from Shimane Prefecture, Yang Yuan-huang (3rd from R), 51, from Taiwan, and other plaintiffs attend a news conference on Aug. 11 after filing a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court asking Yasukuni Shrine to annul the enshrinement of their war-dead family members honored there.

Suit filed to have Yasukuni annul enshrinement

Suit filed to have Yasukuni annul enshrinement

OSAKA, Japan - Ryuken Sugawara (4th from R), a 66-year-old Buddhist monk from Shimane Prefecture, Yang Yuan-huang (3rd from R), 51, from Taiwan, and other plaintiffs attend a news conference on Aug. 11 after filing a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court asking Yasukuni Shrine to annul the enshrinement of their war-dead family members honored there. (Kyodo)

Court rejects suit against collective enshrinement at Yasukuni

Court rejects suit against collective enshrinement at Yasukuni

OSAKA, Japan - Ryuken Sugawara (L), who heads the group of plaintiffs in a Yasukuni Shrine-related lawsuit, speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 26 after a court ruling. The Osaka District Court turned down the lawsuit by nine relatives that called for the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo to stop enshrining 11 servicemen and civilian employees of the former imperial Japanese forces. (Kyodo)