China Fears Resurgent Japanese Militarism as Tokyo Pursues Autonomous Combat Robots and AI Satellites

Japan is accelerating plans to deploy autonomous humanoid robots, military artificial intelligence, and tactical targeting satellites, triggering sharp warnings from Beijing where memories of Tokyo’s wartime invasion and brutal occupation remain unhealed. Japanese government officials confirmed that Tokyo has launched research into autonomous physical AI humanoids designed to offset severe recruitment shortages in the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Led by the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, the initiative aims to deploy robots for base defense, transport, and supply logistics, with future applications expanding into reconnaissance and emergency rescue. The push for robotic forces coincides with a broader military expansion ahead of…