China Sends Back 8 Geography Textbooks

March 16, 2008 9:29 PM

From The Yomiuri Shimbun:

Eight geography books seized at Shanghai customs that had been destined for a school for Japanese children residing in China have been sent back to probably because they depicted the disputed Senkaku Islands as belonging to , the Education, Science and Technology Ministry said.

The Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai informed the Shanghai authorities of its dissatisfaction over the return of the books, the ministry said.