Japanese textbook row threatens diplomatic progress with South Korea, China

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In this file photo taken on March 19, 2019, girls go to school in Tokyo. The South Korean government has lodged an official protest with Tokyo over new elementary school textbooks it claims distort history.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images Just a week after hailing a visit to Japan by Prime Minister Yoon Suk Yeol as a "big success," the South Korean government has lodged an official protest with Tokyo over new elementary school textbooks it claims distort history. With China also weighing in, days before an expected trip there by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, the latest spat is an example of…

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