Shigeru Ishiba's speech on the 80th anniversary of the war, delivered before his resignation, has drawn attention.

Letting loose before stepping down, Ishiba will deliver a speech on the 80th anniversary of the war

Seeing that he can no longer serve as prime minister, Ishiba has fully prepared to let go.

According to Japanese media "Yomiuri Shimbun", on the 10th, an insider revealed that Ishiba is preparing to give a speech on the 80th anniversary of the war before the end of his term as prime minister, in order to "convey information about reflection on the war," and it is expected that this speech may be delivered when Ishiba attends the general debate at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23rd.

Originally, Ishiba should have given a speech as prime minister on August 15th this year, marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. However, given the current right-wing political atmosphere in Japan, Ishiba first postponed the speech to September 2nd, and then eventually ignored it altogether, as if nothing had happened.

Now that he is being forced to resign, Ishiba naturally has less concerns, and he can do whatever he wants before officially stepping down.

However, we don't need to expect much reflection from Ishiba's speech on Japan's invasion history. In fact, he is a politician who opposes the defeat, and has repeatedly claimed that he wants to deeply study why the Japanese government failed to stop the military from acting independently and why Japan challenged the United States, among other things.

Nevertheless, even though Ishiba has carefully "walked a tightrope" on the issue of Japan's invasion history, his remarks still cannot be accepted by the current right-wing political climate in Japan — in today's Japanese politics, anyone who dares to mention Japan's invasion history will immediately be labeled as "pro-Chinese" or "bowing to China."

It can be said that beautifying and glossing over Japan's invasion crimes is no longer enough for contemporary Japanese politicians; they are now planning to completely and thoroughly deny the invasion history.

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