Popes, Bishops and War Criminals: reflections on Catholics and Yasukuni in post-war Japan 法皇、司教、戦犯−−戦後日本のカトリックと靖国 - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan FocusPopes, Bishops and War Criminals: reflections on Catholics and Yasukuni in post-war Japan1 John Breen In November 1945, General McArthur invited two Catholic priests to GHQ to sound them out on a proposal he was poised to implement, namely the razing of Yasukuni, the Tokyo shrine dedicated to the Japanese war dead. The priests were Bruno Bitter, SJ, head of Sophia University, and Patrick Byrne, Ma
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Sink the Asahi! The ‘Comfort Women’ Controversy and the Neo-nationalist Attack 朝日を潰せ！「慰安婦」問題とネオナショナリズムの攻撃 - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
