[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

It would be hard to find a Jap that didn’t have revisionist views. Most of the current generation of Japs don’t even know that the war happened.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

is a regular at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which honors war dead including convicted war criminals

All those Jap doctors who tortured prisoners and vivisected them are also treated with honor in Japan.

[sphinx]

She has also made remarks defending Japan's wartime atrocities, including forcing many Asian women into sexual servitude in military-run brothels, and has led a party committee to re-evaluate the judgment of war tribunal by the Allies.

Some specifics would be useful here. What, exactly, has she said? Did she really defend sex slavery and horrific atrocities, or did she make some generic "honor the veterans" remark that is being twisted into much more than was meant?

[Jack Hammer]

Looks like Japan is trying to put a bit of a scare up China’s skirt.

Might not be a bad thing.

[Gay State Conservative]

The future is the focus for Japan.They live in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood and are terrified of North Korea and Communist China...with good reason.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

Shocking! The 'revisionist' Japanese, whose army hasn't fired a shot in anger for decades.

If only they could be more like Obama, watching live drone strikes any night of the week against countries America's never been at war with.

[Utmost Certainty]

Every nation indulges in revisionist history to some extent—the victors just usually have more liberty to write their own narratives.

Not that I endorse revisionism either way.

But pragmatically speaking, Japan’s not really in a position to dwell on the past. Given that the entire world is falling apart, this is a time to be alert & forward-looking.