Japan will screen a junior high school history textbook that has drawn criticism from three Asian neighbors under its usual screening procedure, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
"We have said from before that decisions (on textbooks) will be made after a screening process," the top government spokesman said. "We believe the screening will be carried out appropriately."
China, South and North Korea have criticized the controversial textbook compiled by a group of Japanese academics, saying it justifies Japan's wartime aggression against Asian countries.