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The East Asian Textbook Issue

  • Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei (left) and his Chinese counterpart, Zhou Enlai, meet in Beijing for the first Sino-Japanese summit on September 25, 1972. (Photo: Jiji Press)

    Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei (left) and his Chinese counterpart, Zhou Enlai, meet in Beijing for the first Sino-Japanese summit on September 25, 1972. (Photo: Jiji Press)

  • Prime Minister Suzuki Zenkō (right) and Education Minister Ogawa Heiji discuss handling of the textbook issue at a meeting on August 5, 1982. (Photo: Jiji Press)

    Prime Minister Suzuki Zenkō (right) and Education Minister Ogawa Heiji discuss handling of the textbook issue at a meeting on August 5, 1982. (Photo: Jiji Press)

  • About 5,000 Chinese, mainly young people, gather in Beijing on April 9, 2005, to oppose Japan’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council and protest the outcome of the textbook authorization process. (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Jiji)

    About 5,000 Chinese, mainly young people, gather in Beijing on April 9, 2005, to oppose Japan’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council and protest the outcome of the textbook authorization process. (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Jiji)

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