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April 9, 2015 – “South Korea’s PM warns Japan over history textbooks” (Zeenews India)

  • April 15, 2015
  • History Textbooks

“South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-Koo on Thursday warned Japan it would face a “grim judgement” if it failed to address what he called the realities of history.”

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April 8, 2015 – “Japan rebuffs outcry over new history textbooks” (Asia One)

  • April 15, 2015
  • History Textbooks

“Japan on Tuesday rebuffed neighbouring countries’ protests about newly approved textbooks after complaints about references to disputed territory and their bitter shared history. The education ministry announced on Monday that all 18 new social studies textbooks for use in junior high…

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April 8, 2015 – “Schools to get teaching materials on ‘comfort women'” (Korea Times)

  • April 15, 2015
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The Korean government will “give teaching materials on sexual slavery instigated by the Japanese military during World War II to elementary, middle and high school teachers this month. Theses materials will help students better understand the sex slavery issue and…

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April 7, 2015 – “Govt’s stance on comfort women clarified” (Yomiuri)

  • April 15, 2015
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“Manabisha, a Tokyo-based publishing company, will publish a middle-school history textbook for the first time that will include a passage about so-called comfort women, something that no other textbook currently in use mentions. The book was approved by the education…

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April 7, 2015 – “Japan rebuffs international outcry over new history textbooks” (Daily Mail UK)

  • April 10, 2015
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“Our country’s textbook screening is carried out impartially and neutrally, based on professional and academic deliberations,” Suga told a news conference. “Since our country’s stance on Takeshima and history recognition have been consistent, we responded to (South Korea) by saying we…

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April 7, 2015 – Opinion: “Effective control over Dokdo islets in response to Japan’s action” (Dong-A Ilbo)

  • April 10, 2015
  • History Textbooks

“Japan is still distorting historical facts around the territory this year, the 50th anniversary of the normalized ties between Korea and Japan. If Japan really wanted to improve the bilateral relationship, it shouldn`t have done this. Against this backdrop, the…

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April 6, 2015 – “China urges Japan to properly educate youth over disputed islands” (Reuters)

  • April 10, 2015
  • History Textbooks

“China urged Japan on Tuesday to properly educate its youth, joining South Korea in condemning Japan’s approval of textbooks its neighbors say distort history by claiming disputed islands.”

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April 6, 2015 – “All textbooks to state rights over territories” (Yomiuri)

  • April 10, 2015
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“The education ministry on Monday announced the results of its latest textbook screenings and the content of new textbooks to be used in middle schools from the next academic year. All social studies textbooks for middle school students will include descriptions…

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March 4, 2015 – “U.S. author recounts ‘lecture’ he got about ‘comfort women’ from uninvited Japanese guests” (Japan Times)

  • March 12, 2015
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Interview of Professor Ziegler with JBC, Feb. 17, 2015: “Next thing I know, I’m sitting in my office just like you and I are sitting here today — the door’s open, I have office hours. I was eating lunch. In pops…

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