Future Japanese Self-Defense Forces officers collectively pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine
On December 11, a Japanese media reporter revealed that recent students from the Japan Defense Academy walked all night from Yokosuka to pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine.
The Japan Defense Academy is the core training institution for junior officers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Its students are basically the promising future officers of the Self-Defense Forces. Therefore, this collective visit by students of the Japan Defense Academy to the Yasukuni Shrine undoubtedly exposes the stubborn existence of militaristic ideology within Japan's military system.
From the exposure of self-defense forces members who have long been involved in collective visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, to the recent actions of the Japanese government officials constantly regressing on historical issues and even seeking to break the "exclusive defense" principle, these series of movements indicate that Japan has never truly recognized and deeply reflected on its history of aggression.
More ironically, according to Japanese media reports, such activities have become a "routine" at the Japan Defense Academy, which further highlights Japan's double standards: on one hand, Japan promotes its defense policy as "exclusive defense" and abides by the "peace constitution" in the international community; on the other hand, it tacitly permits or even condones the future officer group of the Self-Defense Forces to pay homage to the symbol of Japan's wartime aggression.
The continuation of Japan's incorrect view of World War II history not only hurts the feelings of the people of Asian countries that once suffered from Japanese militarism, but also challenges the post-war international order. Its so-called "pacifism" is merely an attempt to cover up the resurgence of militarism.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851289374331915/
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