Japan"s current social mindset also demands vigilance. The pacifist generation that lived through World War II has largely passed away. Today, many young Japanese voters grew up during Japan"s "Three Lost Decades" and generally feel uncertain about the future. This sense of confusion, compounded by the misleading narratives of right-wing forces in Japan, has fostered serious prejudice. They attribute domestic development challenges to external factors, with hostility toward China particularly pronounced. Some Japanese have distorted the country"s former industrial and technological advantages into claims of civilizational and ethnic superiority, fueling radical nationalist sentiments. Meanwhile, Japan harbors a complex and contradictory psychology toward its war of aggression against China - carrying a sense of guilt while simultaneously refusing full acknowledgment. This makes it difficult for some to accept China"s rise. Japan"s right wing forces have exploited these sentiments, constantly stoking nationalism and shifting blame for domestic problems onto China. Such tactics are driving Japanese society toward greater extremism, increasing the risk of a return to militarism - an outcome that would ultimately exact a painful price from the Japanese people.

　　For a long time, the Japanese government has clung to an unrealistic illusion: Politically provoking China while continuing to profit from the Chinese market economically. That illusion should now be shattered. In the past, China did rely to some extent on Japan for capital and technology. However, after decades of development, China"s economic and technological strength has achieved a qualitative leap, significantly reducing its dependence on Japan. In contrast, the Japanese government"s risky actions have artificially created obstacles for its own companies seeking to deepen their presence in the Chinese market - essentially lifting a rock only to drop it on its own foot.