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Okinawans protest govt's partial concession on history texts

NAHA, Japan - Peace activists and schoolteachers rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27 in protest against the education ministry's decision to reject direct references in school history textbooks that the Japanese military ''forced'' civilians in Okinawa to commit mass during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was held a day after Education Minister Kisaburo Tokai approved references to the military's ''involvement'' in the mass suicides but rejected, in line with recommendation by official textbook screeners, that the military had ''forced'' the suicides, citing the lack of historical evidence.

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-AIRPORT-LONGER WAIT TIMES

(220503) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for security screening at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 3, 2022. Travelers have increased at major airports in Canada with many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. However, they are experiencing longer wait times to get through security partly because of a shortage of security screeners. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-AIRPORT-LONGER WAIT TIMES

(220503) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for security screening at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 3, 2022. Travelers have increased at major airports in Canada with many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. However, they are experiencing longer wait times to get through security partly because of a shortage of security screeners. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-AIRPORT-LONGER WAIT TIMES

(220503) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An airport staff member talks with a traveler at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 3, 2022. Travelers have increased at major airports in Canada with many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. However, they are experiencing longer wait times to get through security partly because of a shortage of security screeners. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-AIRPORT-LONGER WAIT TIMES

(220503) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for security screening at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 3, 2022. Travelers have increased at major airports in Canada with many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. However, they are experiencing longer wait times to get through security partly because of a shortage of security screeners. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Okinawans protest govt's partial concession on history texts

NAHA, Japan - Peace activists and schoolteachers rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27 in protest against the education ministry's decision to reject direct references in school history textbooks that the Japanese military ''forced'' civilians in Okinawa to commit mass during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was held a day after Education Minister Kisaburo Tokai approved references to the military's ''involvement'' in the mass suicides but rejected, in line with recommendation by official textbook screeners, that the military had ''forced'' the suicides, citing the lack of historical evidence. (Kyodo)

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Japan to emphasize transparency in selecting logo for G-7 summit

Screeners of logo proposals for the 2016 Group of Seven summit in Japan hold their first meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2015. The screeners agreed to emphasize transparency in their selection process after the withdrawal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo a day earlier amid allegations of plagiarism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa battle played down for 1st time in textbook screening

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new high school history textbooks modified and played down descriptions of the Japanese army's role in mass suicides by civilians during the Battle of Okinawa, in line with instructions from education ministry screeners, according to results of the textbook screening process released March 30. (Kyodo)