World Insights: Politics of forgetting: How Japan's right-wing seeks to whitewash wartime aggression

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-08-17

TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, a moment that should serve as an occasion for sober reflection on the immense suffering Japanese militarism inflicted on many countries, particularly in Asia. Instead, the milestone has exposed how far the country remains from a full reckoning with its past. Right-wing forces continue to blur historical responsibility, glorify wa......

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