Publisher paid school principals to check textbook under screening

Publisher paid school principals to check textbook under screening

Katsuhiko Kitaguchi, president of Japanese publisher Sanseido Co., meets the press at the education ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2015. Sanseido paid public junior high school principals in 2014 to get their feedback on its English textbook being screened by the government, despite screening rules prohibiting outsiders' access, education ministry officials said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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