牽動東亞國際關係的棋子—靖國神社參拜的是與非

Abstract

西元2001年，時任日本首相小泉純一郎首度前往靖國神社參拜，引發鄰近的中國和南韓兩國強烈不滿，台灣立法委員高金素梅，更於2005年首次帶領高砂義勇隊遺族前往日本抗議，要求靖國神社停止合祀高砂義勇隊犧牲者。政治人物參拜靖國神社引發諸多爭議，台灣內部對此也呈現贊成和反對的對立情感；本篇深度報導將以靖國神社參拜爭議為主軸，訪談相關人物，包括涉及相關議題之政治人物、高砂義勇隊遺族，與台日研究學者，探討歷史和文化、宗教等不同面向，探討台灣人為什麼會有如此極端的反應。

Japanese ex-prime minister Koizumi Junichiro visited Yasukuni Shrine for six times while in the term of office during 2001 to 2006, which China and South Korea took as provocation. One of the legislators in Taiwan also claims Koizumi’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine were illegal, and request Yasukuni Shrine to stop worshipping the Takasago volunteers. Politicians in Taiwan and Japan paying visits to Yasukuni Shrine have became an issue, reactions inside Taiwan also differ. This essay attempts to clarify the dispute of visits to Yasukuni Shrine, interviews with politicians involved, the offspring of the Takasago volunteers, and the scholars in Taiwan and Japan. Explains the reasons why Taiwanese people have such different reactions toward Yasukuni Shrine in historical, cultural, and religious ways.