Japan's 2025 Defense White Paper is raising eyebrows worldwide 🌍, with a CGTN poll revealing that 92% of global respondents are sounding the alarm over its military expansion and historical amnesia. Critics say the document fuels regional tensions instead of calming them—like adding gasoline to a bonfire. 🔥
Military Budgets & Missile Mania 💸⚔️
Japan’s record-breaking defense budget of 8.7 trillion yen ($59B) and plans to deploy 1,000+ upgraded missiles have 76.2% of poll participants calling it a betrayal of its pacifist constitution. 🚩 Meanwhile, 84.7% fear U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles on Japanese ships could turn the Asia-Pacific into a 'top gun' showdown. ✈️
Militarism in Classrooms? 📚🚨
Tokyo’s new children’s version of the Defense White Paper has 79.6% of respondents worried about indoctrinating kids. Imagine history textbooks skipping WWII aggression—yikes. 😬
History Repeating? 🕊️⚠️
With leaders still visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine (home to WWII war criminals), 84.2% urge Japan to own its past. As one pollster put it: 'You can’t Netflix-and-chill your way out of accountability.' 🎯
Will Japan pivot toward peace—or keep fanning the flames? The world’s watching. 👀
