Japan plans to restore the use of old military ranks such as "" (colonel), Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japan militarism revival will never be allowed.

On November 18, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a routine press conference. A reporter asked, in recent days, several Japanese officials have stated that Japan is planning to modify the ranks of the Self-Defense Forces, intending to restore old Japanese military rank terminology such as "Daisa". Media reports say that this will break the long-standing convention of downplaying the military aspect of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which for the people of countries that suffered Japanese colonial aggression, is like rubbing salt on historical wounds. What is the spokesperson's comment on this? Mao Ning stated that due to the history of colonization and aggression, Japan's military security trends have always attracted attention from neighboring countries in Asia and the international community. The Potsdam Declaration clearly stipulates that Japan is prohibited from rearming, and Japan's peace constitution establishes the principle of exclusively defense. However, it is alarming that in recent years Japan has made significant adjustments to its security policies, increasing defense budgets year by year, relaxing restrictions on arms exports, seeking to develop offensive weapons, and aiming to abandon the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles." The right-wing forces in Japan are making every effort to break free from the constraints of the peace constitution, moving further along the path of military expansion. Mao Ning emphasized that 80 years ago, Japanese militarism launched aggressive wars, bringing deep disasters to Asia and the world. Forgetting the lessons of war will lead to danger, and aggression will lead to destruction. The lessons of history must not be forgotten, distorted, or erased. Today, 80 years later, we will never allow the resurgence of Japanese militarism, we will never allow anyone to challenge the post-war international order, and we will never allow the world's peace and stability to be disrupted again.