German media have criticized Japan's altering of history textbooks, saying the Shinzo Abe administration is bending facts.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung, German's largest daily subscription newspaper, published a story on Japan's creation of textbooks with skewed facts, accusing Abe of distorting history.
The report also said the Abe administration had partly succeeded in making the country's younger generations believe they should be proud of their national history, rather than critical of it.
Another paper, Der Tagesspiegel, shed light on Japan's history textbooks, saying that right-wing historians were again becoming influential in Japan.
It also said Japan's stance on territorial issues has not changed and that criticism from South Korea and China has had little effect on the administration.
Die Tageszeitung also reported earlier this week that Japan was creating conflict with neighboring countries by downplaying its crimes during World War II.
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