2021년 일본 고등학교 검정교과서의한국 근대사(1890~1910) 서술과 특징

Abstract

Among the modern history parts of the Integrated History(歷史總合) textbook that passed the 2021 test, the description of the period from the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War to the forced annexation of Korea. Characteristics of each textbook were also briefly mentioned based on whether historical events of the period were written, the use of terms, and the amount. In some cases, the description of Integrated History textbooks was based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the guidelines for learning guidance, but there were many cases where textbooks differed depending on the publisher's perspective. Some textbook descriptions had some parts to evaluate positively, but it cannot be denied that there were more parts that were not beautiful from the perspective of Korean history. Nevertheless, it is also true that the recent trend of adopting Integrated History textbooks in Japan has quenched some concerns about "distortion" descriptions. This is because, in addition to distorted descriptions or deliberately omitted facts, a number of descriptions can be seen in similar or positive aspects to our textbooks. It is necessary to take a closer look at the boundaries between negativity and positive statements in Japanese history textbooks, and their meanings.