Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa agreed that the future of relations between the two countries lies in teaching modern history to young people, the governor told reporters Friday.
However, there was no discussion of Japan's wartime past with China during the luncheon at a Yokohama hotel that was also attended by Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada, Matsuzawa said after the meeting.
During the luncheon, Matsuzawa said the prefecture plans to make it mandatory for all local high school students to study Japanese history.