On Sunday (Aug 15), China’s Association of Performing Arts called for a boycott of Chinese actor Zhang Zhehan (Word Of Honor) after photos of him at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine shot in 2018 and 2019 circulated online and sparked outrage among Chinese netizens and media. Seen by Japan’s neighbouring countries as a symbol of that country’s past militarism, the Yasukuni Shrine remains a flashpoint for tension with China. It honours Japan’s war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted by an Allied tribunal as war criminals. The Japanese occupied China from 1937 to 1945 and China takes offence at...