The government officially decided Tuesday not to insert a special Battle of Okinawa clause into textbook screening guidelines that would give “special consideration” to passages about the history of Okinawa.
Shokichi Kina, an Okinawan lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Japan, had demanded the government clarify whether it intends to include the clause, sought by many Okinawa residents and teachers.
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