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[Opinion] The Removal of Descriptions of "Mass Suicide" From Textbooks in 2006: Was the Ministry of Education Acting Out of Deference to the Prime Minister's Office? The Details Revealed in a Book by a Former Textbook Examiner.
It was revealed on the 27th that a former Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology investigator wrote in his book that he had submitted a revised opinion requesting a change to the description of "mass suicide" in 2006, citing that it was a domestic issue not to be escalated into a diplomatic problem, in connection with the textbook censorship in 2006, which removed descriptions indicating that the Japanese military had for…
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It was revealed on the 27th that a former Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology investigator wrote in his book that he had submitted a revised opinion requesting a change to the description of "mass suicide" in 2006, citing that it was a domestic issue not to be escalated into a diplomatic problem, in connection with the textbook censorship in 2006, which removed descriptions indicating that the Japanese military had for…