By Staff (media@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Apr 24, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

Justin Bieber recently visited Tokyo for his leg of tours to promote his music and his best-selling album. Surely, his fans, young and old alike, adored him and could not resist seeing him in person. And while on tour, he also took time to visit tourist spots in the country. He thought of stopping by a shrine in Japan where he could offer some prayers and pay homage to the departed Japanese warriors.  

He tweeted, "Thank you for your blessings."

Time reported that his post reached more than 600,000 likes and more than ten thousand retweets until it was suddenly removed in the social media. Why?

It turns out, the "Beauty and the Beat" singer met criticisms for visiting and admiring the Yasukuni Shrine.

The Japanese shrine, according to ABC News, is a landmark built to honor Japanese military who died during the Boshin War, as well as the notorious militarist officials who played significant role in committing war crimes and atrocities to the people of Asia during the World War II.

JB's fans in China slammed the pop sensation for his homage to the shrine, with some even threatening to boycott him.

The Foreign Minister of China spokesman, Qin Gang, also made clear about his position on Bieber's visit. "China's position on the Yasukuni shrine is clear-cut. I hope this Canadian singer, after visiting the Yasukuni shrine, can have a clear understanding of Japan's history of invasion and its history of militarism," he told The China Real Time.

The news site said that Chinese people regard the site as a reminder of Japan's heinous crimes committed during the World War.  

Justin has since deleted the post and apologized for his insensitive tweet through his Instagram account. "While in Japan I asked my driver to pull over for which I saw a beautiful shrine," he clarified.

"I was misled to think the shrines were only a place of prayer. To anyone I have offended I am extremely sorry. I love you China and I love you Japan," Bieber stated.  

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