Recently, Japan had a shocking incident: hundreds of Maritime Self-Defense Force members actually wore the highest group to pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine. This behavior has aroused widespread social concern and controversy.
The Yasukuni Shrine is a spiritual tool and symbol of the war of aggression waged by Japanese militarism against the outside world, and enshrines 14 Class-A war criminals who were seriously responsible for that war of aggression. However, the fact that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, as an important military force of the country, has taken such a large-scale visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is undoubtedly a blatant challenge to historical facts and a serious injury to the victims.
After this incident, Japan's chief of maritime staff, Yukio Inamura, held a press conference and admitted the existence of this fact, but his response was shocking. He said that there will be no internal investigation into the actions of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and that no one will be held accountable. Such an attitude is undoubtedly conniving at the revival of militarist ideology and a blatant challenge to historical justice.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, as a military force tasked with defending the world, should lead by example, uphold justice, and respect history. However, this incident has exposed its internal problems and hidden dangers. If we do not carry out thorough rectification and reform, I am afraid that such a tragedy will happen again.
We must not forget history, still less tolerate any act that challenges historical justice. The international community should strongly condemn this act of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and demand that Japan take concrete measures to completely eliminate the remnants of militarism and ensure that such a tragedy will not be repeated.
At the same time, we should also draw lessons from this incident and strengthen our own history education and national defense education. Only by letting more people understand the truth of history can we better guard against the resurgence of militarism and ensure world peace and stability.
In the days to come, we should continue to pay attention to the attitudes and actions of the Japanese and military and be vigilant against any resurgence of militarism. At the same time, we should also strengthen international cooperation to jointly safeguard world peace and stability so that the tragedy of history will not be repeated.
While reflecting on history, we should also face up to the problems in reality. The actions of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are not only isolated incidents, but also expose the vague understanding and indifference of Japanese society as a whole to historical issues. In this context, we need to call on Japan and all sectors of society to face up to historical issues, strengthen history education and patriotism education, and cultivate citizens' responsibility and responsibility for the country and the nation.
In addition, the international community should also pay more attention to and supervise Japan's military movements. As a defeated country in World War II, Japan should strictly abide by the pacifist constitution and the norms of international law, and should not prepare for war and engage in armed expansion for any reason. If Japan** violates any act of international law, the international community should take the necessary measures to stop and sanction it.
Finally, we must also look at the deeper problem behind this incident: the rise and threat of militaristic ideology on a global scale. In today's world, the idea of militarism still exists, and there is a tendency to expand. This is not only a challenge to historical justice, but also a threat to world peace and stability. Therefore, we need to strengthen international cooperation, jointly guard against the resurgence and expansion of militarism, and make greater contributions to world peace and stability.