Japan And South Korea, The History Of Reading,

In 2001, Japanese Ministry of Education approved New History Textbook which was written by New History Textbook Group and published by Fusang Press. This behavior caused a new round of textbook controversy. New History Textbook glossed over Japans aggression history, and the real purpose was to shirk responsibility for the war. Asian neighbors, especially China and South Korea Government and people expressed their strong protest against it.The public in China,Japan and South Korea continued condemn Japanese new history textbooks, scholars from various countries did every effort to take joint meetings, issued against statement, and strongly demanded Japanese government to change this distorted history textbooks."Do not allow the use of distorted history textbooks Asian Solidarity Emergency Conference"held in Tokyo in 2001, delegates suggested that China, Japan and South Korea joint and write common history book on behalf of the correct history sense. Since March 2002, the program officially started. After more than three years'hard working, scholars held many consultative meetings, and in 2005, this book finally published in the three countries.To seek recognition as the basis of common history, increase the narrative of other countrys history, increase contents like"comfort women", Japanese germ warfare crimes describes the characteristics and progress of the book. But as supplementary teaching or reading material, it can not really enter classroom, so the usage scope is limited.Nowadays globalization wave has influenced the whole world, and East Asia cooperation is imperative. However, cooperation must be established to reduce and eliminate their differences, especially on the historical understanding. Only through respecting history, establishing a trust relationship of mutual understanding, using this common history book as a model study, drawing on European's experience, East Asia can expand cooperation, prepare to write a common history textbooks, and really solve historical problems, achieve reconciliation in East Asia.