Cub Driver writes:

A small number of the Army's Type 4 Heavy Bomber 'Hiryu' was used by
the Navy under the name 'Yasukuni'.

That's the equivalent of naming an aircraft Arlington National
Cemetery! Not a very cheerful prospect for the crew.

I don't know, Yasukuni is a well-established name in Japanese history
and shinto, and the fact that one shrine is famous in its association
does not give it the same connotations as the ANC (which for me, as a
South African, has other associations too!). Yasukuni basically means
peaceful country, and it is a noble name. Japanese people nowadays
might associate Yasukuni-jinja with war criminals, but just yasukuni
is often found in literature, and in religious and historical texts.

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G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan