Visiting the YASUKUNI Shrine is a Japanese right for its citizens or ministers. Two days ago Mark Toner, the US State Department spokesman, warned Mrs. Inada Tomomi, the first woman Defense Minister not to visit the Shrine. He states one should consider the sentiment of China and Korea. This is bully politics! America is not only twisting the arms of the weak but also interfering with Japanese internal affairs. I want you know that millions of Japanese visit this Shrine annually same as Americans visit Arlington National Cemetery to honor the death of their loved ones. It is long past the time that America should speak on behalf of China and Korea on this sensitive internal issue. I wonder are we still under occupation or are we your strongest ally in the Pacific?