Name: Japan unmasked: Why its rightward turn should surprise none but alert all
Uploaded: 2025-12-27T20:26:00+08:00
Duration: 14 min 48 s
Description: After its defeat in World War II, Japan appeared to embrace pacifism, yet unresolved postwar issues pose hidden dangers. CGTN's Wang Guan speaks with historians to uncover how Sanae Takaichi and Japan's right-wing forces have steadily advanced military

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After its defeat in World War II, Japan appeared to embrace pacifism, yet unresolved postwar issues pose hidden dangers. CGTN's Wang Guan speaks with historians to uncover how Sanae Takaichi and Japan's right-wing forces have steadily advanced military expansion – lifting collective self-defense restrictions, boosting defense budgets, evading war atrocities and interfering in the Taiwan question. These anti-peace moves are fueling regional tensions.

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