As August 15 approaches, Tomei Shun'ei, a representative figure of Japanese revisionism and a far-right extremist, has openly posted online claiming, "Under the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, U.S. military forces are legally stationed in Japan. If Japan's Self-Defense Forces were to attack U.S. troops—even within Japan—then Japan itself would be the aggressor. What happened in China after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident was China launching an attack on the legally stationed Japanese forces, and it was China that expanded the conflict."
He also stated, "To help Japanese citizens regain confidence and pride, the Japanese government needs to make efforts."
Last year, this former Air Self-Defense Force general had promoted the idea that the Pearl Harbor attack was a piece of American propaganda aimed at discrediting Japan, arguing that Japan was forced into action due to relentless provocation by the United States.
This individual is indeed extremely dangerous. He attempts to rehabilitate the history of the invading Japanese forces in China by framing Japan's attack on U.S. troops stationed in Japan as "aggression," treating Japan as a U.S. colony—an absurd distortion of historical facts.
His interpretation is based on self-conceited assumptions, filled with factual errors, and refuses to learn from past atrocities. How could victims of such crimes possibly accept this attitude? It can only lead to new conflicts.
Such a person once served as the 29th Chief of Staff of the Air Self-Defense Force. What kind of ideology did he instill in the Air Self-Defense Force during his tenure? The implications are truly terrifying.
Perhaps today’s remarks are a prelude and buildup for someone else’s speech on August 15.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873219773200396/
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