Nov. 19, 2014 – “San Francisco’s huff with Hashimoto over ‘comfort women’ reveals double standards” (Japan Times)
Article by SF teacher and writer Nicolas Gattig: “We mustn’t stand for actual denial, but should let others repent in the…
Nov. 18, 2014 – “Japan seeks change in “comfort women” descriptions in U.S. textbook” (Kyodo)
Article from Kyodo News International: Japanese Foreign Ministry asks New York-based publisher McGraw-Hill Companies to change description of wartime comfort women…
Nov. 14, 2014 – “Japan, South Korea propose three-way summit with China” (Japan Times)
Article on prospect of trilateral foreign ministerial summit: “Japanese and South Korean leaders have proposed holding a trilateral summit with their…
Nov. 13, 2014 – “China adopts textbooks on Nanjing Massacre ahead of memorial day” (People’s Daily)
Article from People’s Daily, November 13, 2014: China adopts middle school textbooks devoted on Nanjing Massacre one month ahead of…
Nov. 11, 2014 – Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Senkaku Islands (Japan Times)
Article from Japan Times, November 11, 2014: “Japan maintains there is no territorial row over Senkakus”
Oct. 14, 2014 – BU Professor Tom Berger on “Japan’s Divided Education Strategy (NYT)
Article from the New York Times, October 12, 2014: By Michael Fitzpatrick TOKYO — Japan’s simultaneous embrace of nationalism and cosmopolitanism…
Oct. 02, 2014 – PM Abe: “No plan right now to replace Kono statement”
Article from Asahi Shimbun, October 02, 2014 : Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated he has no plans to issue a new statement…
Japan’s textbooks to reflect government views on territorial and historical issues
This article in the Japan Daily Press looks how textbooks will likely change to reflect the Japanese government’s position on territorial…