Earlier this month, someone vandalized a memorial for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, erected at a shrine in Osaka, Japan, with black paint.
According to the Sankei Shimbun on the 14th, the Osaka Prefectural Police discovered the vandalism at the memorial for former Prime Minister Abe at the Osaka Kokoku Shrine around 11 p.m. on the 12th.
According to the shrine managing the memorial, there was no vandalism in the evening of the 12th. The removal of the vandalism has been completed, and the shrine plans to file a damage report.
A shrine official told Sankei, "It is really unforgivable, as it has only been a week since it was established."
The stone, erected on the 6th to commemorate the third anniversary of former Prime Minister Abe's death, features an inscription by his wife, Akie Abe, reading "The Memorial Stone for Constitutional Martyrs" and includes a photo of the former Prime Minister. It measures approximately 160 cm in height and 150 cm in width.
Former Prime Minister Abe was shot and killed on July 8, 2022, while campaigning for the House of Councilors in Nara Prefecture.