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06-16-2010, 12:47 PM
http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/un-committee-recommends-japan-review-history-textbooks
U.N. committee recommends Japan review history textbooks
Wednesday 16th June, 10:21 AM JST
SEOUL — A U.N. children’s rights committee on Wednesday expressed concern about Japanese history textbooks and recommended their review to be more balanced, saying the books present only Japan’s view of historical events in the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported from Geneva.
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child made the recommendation after examining Japan’s implementation at a U.N. rights convention in a session held from May 25 until June 11 in Geneva, according to Yonhap.
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U.N. committee recommends Japan review history textbooks
Wednesday 16th June, 10:21 AM JST
SEOUL — A U.N. children’s rights committee on Wednesday expressed concern about Japanese history textbooks and recommended their review to be more balanced, saying the books present only Japan’s view of historical events in the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported from Geneva.
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child made the recommendation after examining Japan’s implementation at a U.N. rights convention in a session held from May 25 until June 11 in Geneva, according to Yonhap.
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The rest of the article is at the above link.