"Group Suicide"deleted from textbook

110,000 citizens living in Okinawa protested against Minisrty of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for erasing the account of Japanese army who forced many Japanses people to have group suicide. Governor Nakai mentioned that from the evidence of survivors of the group suicide that grenade were handed and many screams were heard among people, we cannot deny relationship between group suicide and Japanese army. However Ministry said that they followed the decision given in the council not to teach the children false information and to avoid misunderstanding about WW2 while this new evidence has not been reassured. I think this is a serious problem. In past, Japan had conflict between China for eliminating Nankin Massacre from Japanese textbook. We must tell children what had happened in times they do not know because it is our history that our ancestors lead to us. It is absolutely true that many sacrificed their lives for the war, and we should not teach lies to children or else our ancestors will grieve. by Lolly