remilitarize v militarize anew Should Japan be remilitarized? Usage(s) Now it is time for Japan to act: It must begin to remilitarize. The movie is coming out at a time when some people are concerned that Japan is beginning to remilitarize. In the past, the argument that Japan should remilitarize was trumpeted chiefly by noisy nationalists wearing Rising Sun headbands. Synonym(s) remilitarise