Japanese History Textbook Falls into Disorder

 

 

 

 

Japanese History Textbook Falls into Disorder

 

          Recently, Chinese students were protesting against Japan’s proposal of permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council because Japan revised a history textbook, once again whitewashing wartime atrocities against Korea and China. Even though there are abundant of photographic and documentary evidences of about 300,000 civilians mass killing (Nanjing Massacre) and at least 20,000 “comfort women” raped by Japanese troops during World War II, the history textbooks make no mention of the number of victims. Thus, Japanese do not know their history, which world is widely known. A history textbook is one of important education method for the next generations. They will learn from it not only how to be a good citizen, but also how to respect others in global community. However, from the reformed Japanese history textbook, Japan’s government lost its credibility in both its postwar education system and foreign relations among Asia. Hence, Japanese history textbooks must be corrected in historical accuracy, not only disclosing the facts but also contributing the harmony of world history. Furthermore, Japan’s government should truly continue to dedicate the postwar pacifists to the world.

 

 

 

 

 

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