Sellers of banned uniforms must be brought to book

A GROUP OF MEN in Lianyungang in East China's Jiangsu province dressed to appear like soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army walked on the street shouting "Even the imperial soldiers were our customers." After a video clip recording their behavior went viral online on Sunday, the local police said they were promoting a local company. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

The organizer has already been detained for possible criminal charges, with the local police conducting a further investigation. This is not the first time people have committed such foolish deeds. In February, two other young men dressed in uniforms like those of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy took photos in Zijin Mountain near Nanjing, a city whose people were massacred by Japanese soldiers during World War II. The two men were later detained.

Last August, four other youngsters took photos wearing similar uniforms at a historical site in Shanghai. It seems some people can never learn any lessons and they are willing to commit the same folly even though media outlets have repeatedly stressed it is illegal to wear Imperial Japanese Army uniforms.