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AI Poster: What's beneath Japan's "pacifist mask"?

AI Poster: What's beneath Japan's "pacifist mask"?

Xinhua
01 Mar 2026, 10:45 GMT+

In a recent commentary, KCNA warns that "Japan is mulling to throw away even the mask of 'pacifist state' and make it a rule and national policy to evolve into a war state and an aggressor state. "

As Tokyo expands its military capabilities, what's beneath the "pacifist mask"?

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