# Japan risks repeating history by downplaying wartime aggression

https://mins.news/en/item/23790

- 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=World

> Japanese politicians’ actions involving Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender drew strong protests from China and South Korea. Japanese scholars warned that minimizing wartime aggression, easing arms-export restrictions and reconsidering the Three Non-Nuclear Principles could fuel remilitarization and a return to militarism.

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