Chinese Man Arrested for Vandalizing Japan's Controversial Yasukuni Shrine
The incident, involving spray paint and urination, has intensified diplomatic tensions between Japan and China.
- Jiang Zhuojun, a Chinese national living in Tokyo, was arrested for allegedly defacing the Yasukuni Shrine.
- Two other Chinese suspects, Dong Guangming and Xu Laiyu, are wanted by Japanese authorities and have reportedly left the country.
- The vandalism, which included spray-painting 'toilet' and urinating on a pillar, caused damage estimated at $26,000.
- The act was reportedly a protest against Japan's release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
- The Yasukuni Shrine, honoring Japan's war dead including war criminals, has long been a point of contention in East Asia.