Japan's Political Leaders Live In Denial Over World War II

August 15 is an important day in Asia it marks the end of World War II and Japan's defeat. In Tokyo there is a place where all the atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial army during the war are ignored. OK completely denied Yasukuni shrine. By comparison it would be like Germany having a museum honoring the Nazi's. Yet, every year Japan's cabal of ignorant politicians go forth and visit this place of dishonor because they are also in denial about the atrocities committed by the army during World War II.

Lawmakers who visited Yasukuni include former internal affairs and communications minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi of the DPJ, Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) leader Shizuka Kamei and party colleague Takashi Morita, a parliamentary secretary of the internal affairs ministry.

"Personally, I feel sad," Morita told reporters, regretting that the Cabinet didn't visit the shrine. "This year, we experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake. I prayed for the unity of the country and the people."

Toshiei Mizoochi, a Liberal Democratic Party member and an executive of a lawmaker group promoting Yasukuni visits, agreed.

LDP President Sadakazu Tanigaki, ex-Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara went there separately.