File picture of Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. /VCG
The new version of Japanese college textbooks, set to be launched in 2027, displays Tokyo’s efforts to instill a way of revanchism within the youthful era and to disclaim the outcomes of World War II, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned throughout her briefing on Wednesday.
“In the updated textbooks, sections dedicated to Tokyo’s unfounded claims to the Southern Kurils have been expanded, as have those containing territorial claims against other neighboring states. There are virtually no references to the war crimes committed by militarist Japan in the first half of the 20th century,” Zakharova mentioned.
The Southern Kurils are 4 Pacific islands disputed between Russia and Japan. They are known as the Northern Territories in Japan.
Tokyo and its management are intentionally deceptive their very own youthful era, depriving them of historic reminiscence and distorting their understanding of present geopolitical realities, Zakharova added.
Source: CGTN