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Japan Offers Measured Remorse as China Readies 80th-Anniversary Military Parade

China will use its Sept. 3 parade to showcase missiles, tanks, aircraft as a demonstration of military strength on Victory Day

ARCHIVO - Japoneses se arrodillan frente al Palacio Imperial de Tokio al momento en que el emperador Hirohito anuncia por radio la derrota de Japón en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el 15 de agosto de 1945. (Kyodo New vía AP, archivo)
El primer ministro japonés Shigeru Ishiba, izquierda, camina para pronunciar un discurso al tiempo que el emperador Naruhito y la emperatriz Masako asisten a un servicio conmemorativo por el 80mo aniversario de la derrota de Japón en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en el Nippon Budokan el viernes 15 de agosto de 2025, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Overview

  • Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered televised speeches on Aug. 15 expressing regret without explicitly acknowledging wartime aggressions against neighbors.
  • Hours before the Tokyo ceremony, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former minister Sanae Takaichi visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, fueling regional sensitivities.
  • Prime Minister Ishiba withheld a formal written declaration for the 80th anniversary, breaking with predecessors at the 50th, 60th and 70th milestones to avoid diplomatic friction.
  • China’s Communist Party has finalized plans for a Sept. 3 Victory Day parade in Beijing featuring modern missiles, tanks, aircraft and anticipated foreign dignitaries, including President Vladimir Putin.
  • The contrasting dates and formats underscore enduring historical grievances and serve as contemporary geopolitical messaging between Tokyo and Beijing.