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In response to the decision of the well-known Japanese tutoring school "Juntai Preparatory School" to delete the history textbook Nanjing Massacre and other related accounts, about 60 teachers of the school submitted a joint letter to the school at the end of September to protest the school's decision. Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" quoted sources on the 14th as revealing that due to teachers' protests, the school plans to withdraw this decision and reach an agreement with teachers to consult on how to deal with this matter after withdrawal.
Asahi Shimbun: Juntai reached an agreement with teachers on the decision to withdraw the deletion of Japanese history textbooks related to Takeshima and Nanjing (massacre).
According to the Asahi Shimbun, in the school's history textbook, there are "during the Russo-Japanese War, Japan unilaterally incorporated Dokdo into Japanese territory and named it 'Takeshima'", and around the Nanjing Massacre, there are relevant accounts in the textbooks such as "(The Japanese army) tortured and killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese people, surrendered soldiers, and captured". According to reports, at the end of August this year, someone posted a textbook related to Dokdo to Twitter, causing controversy on the Internet. On August 31, LDP Senate member Hiroshi Yamada's office made several phone calls to the school to "inquire" about the above situation. According to the report, on August 31, after "comprehensive judgment of multiple opinions", the school decided to delete the accounts related to the Dokdo and Nanjing massacres in the textbook.
Juntai History Textbook Infographic
However, the decision sparked opposition from the school's teachers. On September 27, about 60 teachers of Japanese history and other disciplines submitted a joint protest letter to the school, saying: "The teaching content of the Surudai Preparatory School is the responsibility of the lecturers of each subject", "the autonomy of educational activities is a part of research and educational freedom, which must be guaranteed", "The school deleted the content of the textbook without the consent of the teachers, and asked the school to withdraw the decision".
The school consulted with protesting teachers in October. According to sources, around the above requirements, the school has informed the relevant teachers: "The two sides have reached an agreement and will implement them honestly." In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun, the school's public relations department said, "The school received a letter of request from the teacher, and the two sides discussed how to deal with this matter in the future." Around the content that is removed, the school will reconsider. Because it is an internal matter of the school, details will not be disclosed. ”