by making an official visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, which houses the remains of war criminals,

as well as a bunch of other people who died in battle.

Now, if you’re not up on your history, you should know that a lot of folks in China and

Korea are still mad as hell about the nasty things the Japanese did in those countries

before the end of World War II. So they see it as a slap in the face that Abe went to

pay his respects to these war criminals

Also, Abe visited the shine on Mao Zedong’s 120th birthday, and the Chinese don’t think

that was a coincidence.

However, the visit is believed to be a move by Abe to gain support from conservatives

in Japan, and what’s more, China loves a reason to get mad at someone, so they can

distract the masses from issues that matter. At the end of the day, it could be a win-win

for both parties.