Japan could win understanding from its Asian neighbors, integrate itself into regional society and avoid political isolation through its own substantial action, said Chinese expert Yang Yi in Singapore Thursday.

Delivering a speech at the Regional Outlook Forum held by Singapore's Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Yang, director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University of China, said that domestic nationalism has been growing in Japan.

"Some Japanese leaders are making use of such nationalistic mood in Japan to push for revision of its peace constitution, deny its history of aggression in the Second World War and pursue the goal of becoming a political and military power in the world," Yang pointed out.

He added that Japanese denial of its history of aggression is a provocation not only to its Asian neighbors, but also to the United States' contributions in the Pacific War, to the legitimacy of Verdict by the Tokyo International Military Court, as well as to the justice of the anti-Fascist War.

"All countries have the responsibility to help Japan understand the danger of such activities," Yang stressed, noting that Japan will be welcomed to contribute more to the peace and prosperity of the region and the world as a "normal state".

(Xinhua News Agency January 6, 2006)