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Remember the Tokyo Trials, beware of militarist revival

By Zhao Manfeng | chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: 10:43 AM (GMT+8) May 9, 2026
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Almost eighty years ago, the Tokyo Trials delivered a clear verdict: Japan's wartime leaders were guilty of crimes against peace and humanity.

Today, as neo‑militarism is revived and history textbooks are rewritten, we have to ask: Has Japan really learned its lessons?

The evidence was irrefutable. The judgment was international. And the warning was loud and clear: don't repeat the past.

Video by Wu Kexin (intern)


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