History Wars 2025 : Japan Braces for Eightieth-Anniversary Offensive

The eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II comes at a time when the stability of the postwar order is under threat from Russia and China, not to mention the policies of US President Donald Trump. With Moscow and Beijing poised to launch a new offensive in the “history wars,” how should Japan respond?

Photo: President Xi Jinping of China chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sixteenth BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024. © Sputnik/Kyōdō.