Chinese Man Sentenced to Jail for Vandalizing Yasukuni Shrine

Tokyo, Dec. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in jail for vandalizing Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine.

According to the ruling, Jiang Zhuojun, 29, conspired with two other Chinese men to write “Toilet” in red spray paint on a pillar at the shrine on May 31.

Handing down the ruling, judge Yasushi Fuke said that Jiang actively played an essential role in the case, such as previewing the site and preparing the spray, although his responsibility was lighter than the other two, who are on the wanted list.

Referring to his claim that he intended to protest the release into the sea of tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, the judge said, “It cannot be considered an extenuating factor.”

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