Japan rejects calls to change history textbooks

China and South Korea contend that Japanese history textbooks misrepresent Japan’s wartime activities and colonization of the early 20th century and should be revised. But Japan’s new leader has stated firmly that there will be no changes. Officials within Japan’s education ministry said revisions would occur only if books contain factual errors.

http://www.internationalschooltoulouse.net/ibhistory/tok/Japan%20rejects%20calls%20to%20change%20history%20textbooks.htm


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