Published: 17:46, June 5, 2026
China urges Japan to reflect on war crimes, make clean break with militarism
By Xinhua
People gather around the parliament building to protest attempts of the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to revise the country's pacifist constitution and to call for the protection of Article 9 in Tokyo, Japan, April 19, 2026. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – A Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday urged Japan to deeply reflect on its war crimes and make a clean break with militarism.

Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing, in response to media reports regarding relevant plans of Japan's Nagasaki atomic bomb museum to update exhibition panels.