Quote Originally Posted by osias
some ppl even say this is an anti-Japan newspaper.
Which probably says something about these people who say so.

Maybe, the government mentions the atrocities ambiguously to avoid confrontations with other countries.
Strangely, it's just this ambiguity which leads to confrontations. Are you sure?

About the textbooks..You don't have to stick to one single answer. Just let the kids know that it's a controversial topic, and that different ppl are claiming different things..
That sounds like this crappy creationist talk: "Let us teach Intelligent Design in biology because there are people who claim it is scientific."