The controversy concerns the behavior of the Japanese government and military during World War II. Some conservative groups have tried to whitewash the atrocities committed by the government, while some liberal groups have tried to portray the Communist forces in a heroic light.
Since 2000 however it has been mostly about the whitewash attempts by Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform.
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Re: As old as history itself
Date: 2009-01-20 07:33 pm (UTC)The controversy concerns the behavior of the Japanese government and military during World War II. Some conservative groups have tried to whitewash the atrocities committed by the government, while some liberal groups have tried to portray the Communist forces in a heroic light.
Since 2000 however it has been mostly about the whitewash attempts by Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform.
Here is a Wikipedia link,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history_textbook_controversies