# Commentary: Japan’s neo-militarist ‘gray rhino’ gathers speed, threatening peace

https://mins.news/en/item/112657

- China News Service, 2026-10-23 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-10-23/detail-ihfmiwhm0742163.shtml

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering and a monetary donation to Yasukuni Shrine on Oct. 17 and 19, while government officials, senior Liberal Democratic Party figures and lawmakers have also visited. The commentary says the acts expose entrenched misperceptions of history and seek to absolve war criminals, overturn the verdict on aggression and pave the way for remilitarization. It accuses Japanese right-wing forces of whitewashing wartime aggression through textbook revisions and data manipulation, and calls on Japan to face its crimes and the international community to defend peace.