N. Korea slams Japan's Yasukuni shrine visits as 'neo-militarist frenzy'

On Monday, August 24, North Korea strongly criticized recent visits by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni shrine, denouncing the actions as a "neo-militarist frenzy."

The Yasukuni shrine honors Japan's war dead, including convicted Class-A war criminals, making visits by Japanese officials a frequent point of diplomatic tension and strong condemnation from neighboring countries such as South Korea and North Korea, which view the tributes as a glorification of Japan's past military aggression.