# 81 years after surrender: Japan downplays wartime aggression

https://mins.news/en/item/23282

- CGTN, 2026-08-15 05:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-15/81-years-after-surrender-Japan-downplays-wartime-aggression-1PCBrYcvnCE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Eighty-one years after Japan’s unconditional surrender, some Japanese figures continue to ignore, deny or glorify the country’s wartime aggression, CGTN reports. A Chinese researcher says textbook revisions, the downplaying of the “comfort women” system and Unit 731, and politicians’ Yasukuni visits are eroding regional trust and hindering cooperation.

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