Justin Bieber Visits Japan, Honors War Criminals

Photo courtesy of Instagram (since deleted)

Justin Bieber is in some hot water today.

The 20-year-old pop star took to his Instagram account on Wednesday morning, April 23, to apologize to fans after he made a stop at a controversial shrine in Japan this week.

While in Tokyo, Justin visited the city's Yasukuni Shrine — a memorial that honors those who lost their lives during WWII, including war criminals and those who committed condemned acts.

He posted a photo of himself in front of the shrine, writing, "Thank you for your blessings."

After widespread outrage from fans in China, the singer deleted the image. 

He then went on to post a screenshot of a headline of a "Time" magazine article detailing his visit and apologized for his actions.

"While in Japan I asked my driver to pull over for which I saw a beautiful shrine," Bieber captioned the screenshot. "I was mislead 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."

This isn't the first time Justin has made a similar faux pas. During a April 2013 visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, he wrote in the guestbook, "Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a Belieber."

What do you think of Justin's recent behavior?