Past invasions of China |
How do the Japanese History books tend to explain their invasions in China. We in America have certainly tilted our textbooks to make us look better. Do you feel that Japan treats and teaches its invasions in a truthful manner? 1998/1/30 |
by Martha Katz, usa |
Japanese History In Japanese Junior HIgh Schools |
Japanese text books definately do not contain an accurate decription of Japan's involvement in China. I worked at a Junior High School in Japan for two years and found that very little is taught about Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. Of course WWII and a little about Japan's invasion of China and Korea are contained in the text that I saw however, the terrible acts committed by the Japanese in China and Korea during their occupation are no where to be found. The Japanese government does not want to accept the fact or make it too publicly known in Japan that these acts actually occurred and thus will not publish them in text books. I do not believe this is a strictly Japanese problem. Americans were also responsible for doing some terrible things in Vietnam which American school children do not read about. War is full of inhumanities. Pointing fingers and judging a group of people to be liars or inhumane because of the acts committed during war is wrong and will accomplish nothing. Rather, they should be acknowledged and serve as a reminder for future generations of the importance of international understanding and diplomacy. However, I do not believe that Japan(China,, the USA, or any country for that matter) has officially acknowledged the acts they committed. It certainly isn't evident in their text books. 1998/2/7 |
by RT, USA |
Created by Schauwecker's Guide to Japan |