Ishihara claims Japan in war for 'self-defence'

According to Tokyo's ex-governor and Japan's leading ultra-nationalist Shintaro Ishihara, 'Japan fought World War II "in self-defense". Japan has been under regional as well as international observation in recent months for the acceleration of rightwing shift in its domestic politics. Shintaro Ishihara is also an infamous denier of the Nanjing Massacre.