Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Condo to loom over samurai graves in Japan, spurring protest

In this Jan. 8, 2015 photo, Akane Yoshida, left, whose parents and grandparents run a sweet-sake shop by Sengakuji, and who leads the protests against the condominium construction and a temple priest Kenmyo Muta, right, walk near a protest banner against the construction at Sengakuji temple in Tokyo. The “47 ronin” samurai who inspired the long-loved saga of loyalty and honor eulogized in films, books and plays are fighting a new kind of battle in urban Japan. An apartment complex is going up next to the curved tile-roofed Sengakuji temple where the three-century-old graves of the ronin, or masterless samurai, lie. The banner reads: "We only hope to protect landscape of Sengakuji temple." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (AP) — The "47 ronin" samurai who inspired the long-loved saga of loyalty and honor eulogized in films, books and plays are fighting a new kind of battle in urban Japan.








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