That's Japan, by jingo
Article Abstract:
Japan's Ministry of Education has been omitting accounts of Japanese war atrocities from textbooks and promoting the national anthem and flag in schools. Citizens who have actively opposed the ministry's nationalistic policies have been prosecuted.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Don't go to Yasukuni
Article Abstract:
Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi's plans to visit a shrine to Japan's war dead on Aug 15, 2001, could provoke outrage at home and abroad. The shrine at Yasukuni has become a symbol of Japanese nationalism.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Shrine wars
Article Abstract:
Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to visit the Yasukuni Shrine to Japan's war dead has angered China, Korea and many within Japan. The shrine also commemorates Japanese war criminals.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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