Okinawa assembly adopts anti-gov't statement on mass suicides

Okinawa assembly adopts anti-gov't statement on mass suicides

NAHA, Japan - The Okinawa prefectural assembly in a rare move adopted a second statement July 11 following one last month urging the central government to retract its instruction to history textbook publishers to play down the military's role in wartime mass suicides in Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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