The details of the enshrinement of war criminals eventually became public in 1979, but there was minimal controversy about the issue for several years, until an official visit to Yasukuni Shrine by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in August 1985 initiated widespread criticism by neighboring countries in Asia.
The details of the enshrinement of war criminals eventually became public in 1979, but there was minimal controversy about the issue for several years. An official visit by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on August 15,1985 was the first to initiate widespread criticism by neighboring countries in Asia.