Abe has exhibited his appreciation for Japan's militarist past and hard-line stance on territorial disputes with neighboring countries.
With Shinzo Abe at the forefront, Japanese politicians are trotting the globe on sympathy-seeking trips, peddling the image of Japan as a peace-loving country stuck in a hostile neighborhood.
The Japanese education ministry will revise its teaching materials so that the Diaoyu Islands an integral part of Chinese territories, will be described as an integral part of Japan's under the name Senkaku.
As the four-day annual jamboree of ideas and opinions wound down in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday, the general verdict on the diplomatic offensive of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was it had failed.
If Japan wants to be accepted as a responsible member of the regional and global community, it has no choice but to face up to history and sincerely apologize for its wartime wrongdoings.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ravings in Davos showed he is desperate for a way out. Yet his behavior leaves him no chance of finding one.
The unveiling of a memorial to the Korean freedom fighter Ahn Jung-geun, at the railway station in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, on Sunday, commemorates his bravery against Japanese aggression and reminds people not to forget the past, says a Xinhua News Agency commentary.
With Japan treading a dangerous path once again, the need for vigilance and joint international efforts is clear if we are to prevent a Japanese militarist resurgence.
The bickering between Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming and his Japanese counterpart has been a huge media sensation.
Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu on Friday said that a current suspension of exchange projects between China and Japan should not be blamed on the Chinese side.
Without the courage to own up to its wartime aggressions and atrocities, Japan can never be forgiven by its neighbors and the victims of the war, nor can it gain the respect of the international community.
In the field of diplomacy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be better described as "Downturn Abe".