Tokyo - In a move certain to anger its Asian neighbours, Japan yesterday approved a junior high school history textbook written by nationalist historians and which critics say glosses over the country's wartime aggression.
The Education Ministry endorsed the draft of the textbook following a screening by a ministry panel, which recommended that some 137 sections be revised due to their controversial content. But the panel did leave other controversial sections, Kyodo news agency said, including parts which refer to Japanese troops as being "valiant".
