Lord Voldemort finds reference in war of words between Japan and China
7 Jan 2014 7:35 AM IST
China and South Korea say the shrine, which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited recently, glorifies Japan’s militaristic past.
Writing in The Telegraph last week, China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Liu Xiaoming, said: ‘If militarism is like the haunting Voldemort of Japan, the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a kind of horcrux, representing the darkest parts of that nation’s soul.’
A horcrux contains part of Voldemort’s soul, and all seven horcruxes must be destroyed to kill him.
In response, Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Hayashi wrote in the same newspaper that fears of rising militarism in Japan are unfounded.
Writing in The Telegraph last week, China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Liu Xiaoming, said: ‘If militarism is like the haunting Voldemort of Japan, the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a kind of horcrux, representing the darkest parts of that nation’s soul.’
A horcrux contains part of Voldemort’s soul, and all seven horcruxes must be destroyed to kill him.
In response, Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Hayashi wrote in the same newspaper that fears of rising militarism in Japan are unfounded.
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