SEOUL —
A U.N. children’s rights committee on Wednesday expressed concern about Japanese history textbooks and recommended their review to be more balanced, saying the books present only Japan’s view of historical events in the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported from Geneva.
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child made the recommendation after examining Japan’s implementation at a U.N. rights convention in a session held from May 25 until June 11 in Geneva, according to Yonhap.
‘‘The Committee is concerned at information that Japanese history textbooks do not enhance the mutual understanding of children from different countries in the region, as they represent a Japanese interpretation of historical events only,’’ the committee, chaired by South Korean Lee Yang Hee, said in a report posted on its Web site, according to Yonhap.
Japan has come under criticism from South Korea for having approved school history textbooks that contain parts glossing over Japan’s wartime history, including the 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
‘‘The committee recommends that the State party ensure that officially reviewed textbooks present a balanced view of historical events in the Asia-Pacific region,’’ it said.
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