Japan-Military Expansion/Scholars
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of National Diet building, pedestrians
Tokyo, Japan - Jan 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Takayama, professor, Kyoto University (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"Takaichi's erroneous remarks have clearly undermined the existing international legal order. I believe there is no choice but to retract them. There is no way to gloss over this. I believe militarism is being revived. The Japanese government is now favoring specific industries, such as the military industry. This poses a threat to neighboring countries. Moreover, other industries will gradually be drawn into it. In the various research fields we are engaged in, there is also an overwhelming shift towards military research. The budgets for areas where Japan originally had strengths, such as manufacturing technology and knowledge research, are continuously being cut."
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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag
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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Japanese prime minister's office, security guards
Tokyo, Japan - Jan 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Takayama, professor, Kyoto University:
"Japan's overall national strength is declining. What remains is just continuously purchasing weapons, allowing those involved in the arms industry to profit. This not only poses a threat to neighboring countries but also oppresses the lives of us, the Japanese people. I believe there is hardly any aspect of this that is beneficial."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Aug 7, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of buildings, entrance to Ministry of Defense
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kazuyuki Hamada, Japanese political economist (starting with shot 6):
"Recently, voices within Takaichi's official residence have privately suggested that Japan should achieve nuclear armament. They claim that Japan has long been ready in terms of technology and uranium reserves, and that if it makes up its mind, it could complete nuclear armament within three months. Although these remarks were made in private settings, they come from core aides within the prime minister's office."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kazuyuki Hamada, Japanese political economist (ending with shot 10):
"If Japan abandons the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and moves toward nuclear armament, from the perspective of global security, peace, and prosperity, it is an extremely high-risk choice. This is a very dangerous way of thinking that requires the public's high vigilance."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - April 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of cityscape, traffic
Japan's accelerated military expansion and attempts to move toward nuclear armament require the highest vigilance, Japanese scholars said.
From making erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan region and introducing military expansion policies, to attempting to abandon the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and promote nuclear armament, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is seeking to accelerate Japan's political rightward shift, said the the scholars.
Kanako Takayama, a professor at Kyoto University, said that Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan have undermined the existing international legal order and must be retracted, and the Japanese government's substantial military expansion will have negative impacts not only domestically but also on the international and regional situation.
"Takaichi's erroneous remarks have clearly undermined the existing international legal order. I believe there is no choice but to retract them. There is no way to gloss over this. I believe militarism is being revived. The Japanese government is now favoring specific industries, such as the military industry. This poses a threat to neighboring countries. Moreover, other industries will gradually be drawn into it. In the various research fields we are engaged in, there is also an overwhelming shift towards military research. The budgets for areas where Japan originally had strengths, such as manufacturing technology and knowledge research, are continuously being cut," Kanako Takayama said.
"Japan's overall national strength is declining. What remains is just continuously purchasing weapons, allowing those involved in the arms industry to profit. This not only poses a threat to neighboring countries but also oppresses the lives of us, the Japanese people. I believe there is hardly any aspect of this that is beneficial," she said.
Meanwhile, Japanese political economist Kazuyuki Hamada said concerning discussions on nuclear armament among top government officials, the public must remain highly vigilant against Japan's nuclear armament efforts.
"Recently, voices within Takaichi's official residence have privately suggested that Japan should achieve nuclear armament. They claim that Japan has long been ready in terms of technology and uranium reserves, and that if it makes up its mind, it could complete nuclear armament within three months. Although these remarks were made in private settings, they come from core aides within the prime minister's office," Kazuyuki Hamada said.
"If Japan abandons the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and moves toward nuclear armament, from the perspective of global security, peace, and prosperity, it is an extremely high-risk choice. This is a very dangerous way of thinking that requires the public's high vigilance," he said.
The Three Non-Nuclear Principles, not possessing, not producing and not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory, were first declared in the Diet, Japan's parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and viewed as a national credo.
Japan-Military Expansion/Scholars
Dateline : Jan 29, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Japan
Duration : 2'31
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of National Diet building, pedestrians
Tokyo, Japan - Jan 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Takayama, professor, Kyoto University (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"Takaichi's erroneous remarks have clearly undermined the existing international legal order. I believe there is no choice but to retract them. There is no way to gloss over this. I believe militarism is being revived. The Japanese government is now favoring specific industries, such as the military industry. This poses a threat to neighboring countries. Moreover, other industries will gradually be drawn into it. In the various research fields we are engaged in, there is also an overwhelming shift towards military research. The budgets for areas where Japan originally had strengths, such as manufacturing technology and knowledge research, are continuously being cut."
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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag
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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Japanese prime minister's office, security guards
Tokyo, Japan - Jan 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Takayama, professor, Kyoto University:
"Japan's overall national strength is declining. What remains is just continuously purchasing weapons, allowing those involved in the arms industry to profit. This not only poses a threat to neighboring countries but also oppresses the lives of us, the Japanese people. I believe there is hardly any aspect of this that is beneficial."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Aug 7, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of buildings, entrance to Ministry of Defense
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kazuyuki Hamada, Japanese political economist (starting with shot 6):
"Recently, voices within Takaichi's official residence have privately suggested that Japan should achieve nuclear armament. They claim that Japan has long been ready in terms of technology and uranium reserves, and that if it makes up its mind, it could complete nuclear armament within three months. Although these remarks were made in private settings, they come from core aides within the prime minister's office."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kazuyuki Hamada, Japanese political economist (ending with shot 10):
"If Japan abandons the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and moves toward nuclear armament, from the perspective of global security, peace, and prosperity, it is an extremely high-risk choice. This is a very dangerous way of thinking that requires the public's high vigilance."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - April 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of cityscape, traffic
Japan's accelerated military expansion and attempts to move toward nuclear armament require the highest vigilance, Japanese scholars said.
From making erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan region and introducing military expansion policies, to attempting to abandon the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and promote nuclear armament, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is seeking to accelerate Japan's political rightward shift, said the the scholars.
Kanako Takayama, a professor at Kyoto University, said that Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan have undermined the existing international legal order and must be retracted, and the Japanese government's substantial military expansion will have negative impacts not only domestically but also on the international and regional situation.
"Takaichi's erroneous remarks have clearly undermined the existing international legal order. I believe there is no choice but to retract them. There is no way to gloss over this. I believe militarism is being revived. The Japanese government is now favoring specific industries, such as the military industry. This poses a threat to neighboring countries. Moreover, other industries will gradually be drawn into it. In the various research fields we are engaged in, there is also an overwhelming shift towards military research. The budgets for areas where Japan originally had strengths, such as manufacturing technology and knowledge research, are continuously being cut," Kanako Takayama said.
"Japan's overall national strength is declining. What remains is just continuously purchasing weapons, allowing those involved in the arms industry to profit. This not only poses a threat to neighboring countries but also oppresses the lives of us, the Japanese people. I believe there is hardly any aspect of this that is beneficial," she said.
Meanwhile, Japanese political economist Kazuyuki Hamada said concerning discussions on nuclear armament among top government officials, the public must remain highly vigilant against Japan's nuclear armament efforts.
"Recently, voices within Takaichi's official residence have privately suggested that Japan should achieve nuclear armament. They claim that Japan has long been ready in terms of technology and uranium reserves, and that if it makes up its mind, it could complete nuclear armament within three months. Although these remarks were made in private settings, they come from core aides within the prime minister's office," Kazuyuki Hamada said.
"If Japan abandons the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and moves toward nuclear armament, from the perspective of global security, peace, and prosperity, it is an extremely high-risk choice. This is a very dangerous way of thinking that requires the public's high vigilance," he said.
The Three Non-Nuclear Principles, not possessing, not producing and not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory, were first declared in the Diet, Japan's parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and viewed as a national credo.
ID : 8466712
Published : 2026-02-19 17:52
Last Modified : 2026-02-19 21:35:33
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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