The organizer of the Asian Winter Games in Japan next month has said a book denying the 1937 Nanking Massacre will be withdrawn from guest rooms at a hotel to be used as one of the athletes' dormitories, according to South Korea's national sports organization.
The announcement Wednesday came after the South Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said earlier in the day it had sent a letter urging the organizer of the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games to take "appropriate steps" on the matter.
An official of the South Korean body said the letter states that it is "hurting the basic spirit of sports" for such a book to be placed in rooms to be used by athletes.