教科書問題 – vocab dash

教きょう科か書しょ問もん題だい

Meanings

Noun

1. controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)

Kanji used

教teach 科department 書write 問question 題topic

Composed of

教きょう科か書しょ

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

Noun

問もん題だい

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; …

Noun

Examples2

現げん在ざい、韓かん国こくと日本にほんの政せい府ふとの間あいだで、教きょう科か書しょ問もん題だいが両りょう国こく間かんにかかわる重じゅう要ような問もん題だいへと発はっ展てんしています。

At present the text book issue between the Korean and Japanese governments is developing into a significant problem affecting both countries.

教きょう科か書しょ問もん題だいや歴れき史し認にん識しき、靖やす国くに神じん社じゃへの首しゅ相しょうの参さん拝ぱいなどで、日にっ中ちゅう関かん係けいに波なみ風かぜが立たっている。

Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.