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S.Korea Urges Japan to Revise 35 Passages in Textbooks
South Korea Tuesday made an official demand that the Japanese government revise a combined 35 distorted, downplayed or omitted passages in eight controversial middle school history textbooks.
South Korean Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo Tuesday morning summoned Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Terusuerusuke Terada to his office to convey an aide-memoire and a 36-page document that specifies South Korean demands.
At the 15-minute call-in meeting, Han urged the Japanese government to give quick revision of the suggested passages in accordance with its international promises and previous agreements, saying Japanese political leaders including Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi should exert leadership to resolve the issue.
The foreign minister also said the textbook issue should not spoil the future-oriented bilateral relations between the two nations.
"It should not hurt Koreans' past pains buried in their hearts, " Han said.
On April 3, the Japanese Education Ministry approved eight textbooks, causing strong international indignation against Japan' s misdeed.
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