On the 81st anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender, right-wing politicians in Japan are still attempting to “rewrite the calendar against the tide of history,” stubbornly and unrepentantly declaring “deep reflection” as taboo while treating “paying homage at a shrine honoring war criminals” as the righteous path. From Sanae Takaichi paying her respects to the shrine from afar to members of her cabinet making in-person visits to the shrine, such acts of glorifying aggression and turning back the clock send a dangerous signal that a “new form of militarism” is on the rise in Japan.

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