A Japanese man was arrested for arson at the Yasukuni Shrine, allegedly for no political purpose
China new network December 31, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Chiyoda District for the memorial to China war dead built for the "town Lingshe" 31 PM about 5 fire, the roof and other parts of the damage. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of trespassing buildings on the ground, arrested a 25-year-old unemployed man on the spot. The man lives in Hino City, Tokyo.
It is reported that the man said he wanted to set Jinlingsha on fire, and several plastic bottles suspected of containing kerosene were found near him. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will also investigate him on suspicion of arson.
The man said that if he commits suicide here, he will sacrifice me (at the shrine), and the report analyzed that the man had no political agenda.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the shrine staff noticed that the man had been sitting and shaking, and felt suspicious, so they restrained him and handed him over to police.
According to the Yasukuni Shrine and others, Jinlingsha was built in 1965 to honor Chinese war dead who are not enshrined at the shrine. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also visited Jinreisha when he visited Yasukuni Shrine in December 2013. The barrier around the shrine was locked on Saturday, preventing visitors from entering.