Overview

• Tokyo police are investigating the latest incident of vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine.
• The graffiti included Chinese characters for 'toilet' and English letters.
• Yasukuni Shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by neighboring countries.
• This follows a similar vandalism incident in May involving Chinese nationals.
• Prime Minister Kishida and other politicians made ritual offerings at the shrine on August 15.