Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja, literally means Peacefull Country) is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in Japan. It was founded by Emperor Meiji and commemorates anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan, which existed from the Meiji Restoration of 1869 until the nation was renamed during the Allied occupation in 1947. The shrine's purpose has been expanded over the years to include those who died in the wars involving Japan spanning from the entire Meiji and Taishō period, and lesser part of the Shōwa period.The shrine now lists the names, origins, birthdates, and places of death of 2,466,532 men, women and children, including 1,068 war criminals; 14 of whom are considered A-Class, leading to controversies. The Honden shrine commemorates anyone who died on behalf of the empire, including not only soldiers, relief workers, factory workers, and other citizens, but also those not of Japanese ethnicity such as Koreans and Taiwanese who served Japan. Chinreisha, a shrine built to inter the souls of all people who died during the war regardless of nationality, is directly south of Yasukuni Honden.The 11th and current Chief Priest of the shrine is Yasuhisa Tokugawa, who was appointed in January 2013."@en }
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- Yasukuni_Shrine abstract "Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja, literally means Peacefull Country) is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in Japan. It was founded by Emperor Meiji and commemorates anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan, which existed from the Meiji Restoration of 1869 until the nation was renamed during the Allied occupation in 1947. The shrine's purpose has been expanded over the years to include those who died in the wars involving Japan spanning from the entire Meiji and Taishō period, and lesser part of the Shōwa period.The shrine now lists the names, origins, birthdates, and places of death of 2,466,532 men, women and children, including 1,068 war criminals; 14 of whom are considered A-Class, leading to controversies. The Honden shrine commemorates anyone who died on behalf of the empire, including not only soldiers, relief workers, factory workers, and other citizens, but also those not of Japanese ethnicity such as Koreans and Taiwanese who served Japan. Chinreisha, a shrine built to inter the souls of all people who died during the war regardless of nationality, is directly south of Yasukuni Honden.The 11th and current Chief Priest of the shrine is Yasuhisa Tokugawa, who was appointed in January 2013.".
- Q242803 abstract "Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja, literally means Peacefull Country) is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in Japan. It was founded by Emperor Meiji and commemorates anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan, which existed from the Meiji Restoration of 1869 until the nation was renamed during the Allied occupation in 1947. The shrine's purpose has been expanded over the years to include those who died in the wars involving Japan spanning from the entire Meiji and Taishō period, and lesser part of the Shōwa period.The shrine now lists the names, origins, birthdates, and places of death of 2,466,532 men, women and children, including 1,068 war criminals; 14 of whom are considered A-Class, leading to controversies. The Honden shrine commemorates anyone who died on behalf of the empire, including not only soldiers, relief workers, factory workers, and other citizens, but also those not of Japanese ethnicity such as Koreans and Taiwanese who served Japan. Chinreisha, a shrine built to inter the souls of all people who died during the war regardless of nationality, is directly south of Yasukuni Honden.The 11th and current Chief Priest of the shrine is Yasuhisa Tokugawa, who was appointed in January 2013.".