Eighty-one years after Japan announced its unconditional surrender on Aug. 15, 1945, the world is witnessing a creeping resurgence of Japanese militarism.
From calls to reshape nuclear policy to moves that heighten maritime tensions, Japan's recent actions are raising fresh concerns in the international community and casting a new shadow over peace and stability in the region and beyond.
Eighty-one years ago, Japanese aggression was defeated by the forces of justice. Today, Tokyo should not expect its renewed militarism to meet a different fate.
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