The “Study Times” published on January 2, 2026 published in the 2nd edition the article “Be wary of the penetration of Japanese militarism in the field of culture and sports” by Xu Hengbing, deputy head of the Department of Marxist Theory at the National Defense University School of Political Science. Introduction to the beginning of the article: Over a period of time, acts involving elements of militarism have appeared one after another in the Japanese cultural and sports world. In the field of sports, soccer player Kaoru Mitsui took a group photo with cards related to World War II war criminals; table tennis player Zhang Benzhihe and others visited the Togo Shrine dedicated to war criminals; in the field of literature and art, the idol group Snow Man implanted samurai swords engraved with the names of war criminals and the year of the war of aggression in their album trailers, and symbols such as “The Rising Sun Flag” and “Unit 731” appeared repeatedly in anime, e-sports, etc. The article argues that these acts are not an exception; they are specific expressions of Japan's far-right forces using cultural and sports activities in an organized manner to influence public perception and glorify the history of aggression, which has already triggered strong dissatisfaction among people in Asian countries that have been invaded by Japanese militarism. Such acts not only seriously hurt the feelings of the affected people, but also posed a real threat to regional peace and stability. The international community must be highly vigilant and take necessary measures to deal with them.

The “Study Times” published on January 2, 2026 published in the 2nd edition the article “Be wary of the penetration of Japanese militarism in the field of culture and sports” by Xu Hengbing, deputy head of the Department of Marxist Theory at the National Defense University School of Political Science. Introduction to the beginning of the article: Over a period of time, acts involving elements of militarism have appeared one after another in the Japanese cultural and sports world. In the field of sports, soccer player Kaoru Mitsui took a group photo with cards related to World War II war criminals; table tennis player Zhang Benzhihe and others visited the Togo Shrine dedicated to war criminals; in the field of literature and art, the idol group Snow Man implanted samurai swords engraved with the names of war criminals and the year of the war of aggression in their album trailers, and symbols such as “The Rising Sun Flag” and “Unit 731” appeared repeatedly in anime, e-sports, etc. The article argues that these acts are not an exception; they are specific expressions of Japan's far-right forces using cultural and sports activities in an organized manner to influence public perception and glorify the history of aggression, which has already triggered strong dissatisfaction among people in Asian countries that have been invaded by Japanese militarism. Such acts not only seriously hurt the feelings of the affected people, but also posed a real threat to regional peace and stability. The international community must be highly vigilant and take necessary measures to deal with them.