# Japan risks repeating history by downplaying wartime aggression

https://mins.news/en/item/23395

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 06:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-16/Japan-risks-repeating-history-by-downplaying-wartime-aggression-1PEtWAMVzkA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Japanese politicians’ actions involving Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender drew strong opposition from China, South Korea and Japanese scholars. Experts warned that minimizing wartime aggression, easing arms-export restrictions and reconsidering the Three Non-Nuclear Principles could foster a new form of militarism and repeat past mistakes.

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