Not so long ago Japan was in trouble with China for glossing over Japans wartime aggression regarding The Rape of Nanjing in the 1930s.

Now Japan is off again trying to sweep more of its less proud history under the tatami. They of all people should know that tatami isnt that great for hiding history, and trying to hide these 'incidents' as they call them, is only going to draw more attention to them.

Here are some links to more papers on the textbook war and post-war Okinawa, thanks to Mike over at ShigaJet:

The Battle of Okinawa in Japanese History Books

more papers on post-war Okinawa


and here are some quotes from the article at New York times:

The Ministry of Education ordered publishers to delete passages stating that the Imperial Army ordered civilians to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa, as the island was about to fall to American troops in the final months of the war.

During the 1945 battle, during which one quarter of the civilian population was killed, the Japanese Army showed indifference to Okinawa’s defense and safety. Japanese soldiers used civilians as shields against the Americans, and persuaded locals that victorious American soldiers would go on a rampage of killing and raping. With the impending victory of American troops, civilians committed mass suicide, urged on by fanatical Japanese soldiers.