A bilingual book published recently by relatives of Japanese who died in the war aims to share their peace quest with others who lost people in conflict.
Shigenori Nishikawa of the National Liaison Conference of the Association of War Dead for Peace (Heiwa Izoku-kai Zenkoku Renraku-kai) said: "Our group decided to run the English text, hoping that people abroad will know there is a group studying the history of Japan's wartime aggression, especially against other Asian people."
Drawing a distinction from Nihon Izoku-kai (the Japan Association for the Bereaved Families of the War Dead), which is a solid conservative political force, Nishikawa said, "Although we are a minority, I hope people abroad will know that a group like ours exists.