中日韓三國合編教材還原歷史
A joint editorial committee of scholars from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea is writing a new history textbook to resist efforts to white-wash Japan's militaristic past.
爲抵制歪曲美化日本軍國主義歷史的行徑，由中日韓三國學者組成的聯合編委會正在編寫一部新版歷史教科書。
The committee has published two books: The Contemporary and Modern History of Three East Asian Countries in 2005 and A Modern History of East Asia Beyond The Boundaries in 2012.
“中日韓三國共同歷史編纂委員會”已經出版了兩本書籍，分別是2005年的《東亞三國的近現代史》，以及2012年的《超越國境的東亞近現代史》。
Committee members attending a history seminar in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, told Xinhua Sunday that work on a third book has begun and is expected to be completed in 2020.
據新華社報道，該委員會成員10日在江蘇省南京市的一場歷史研討會上表示，第三本書的編寫工作已經啓動，並預計於2020年完成。
Li Xizhu, a fellow of the Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said scholars from the three countries have reached consensus on the focus of the book.
中國社會科學院近代史研究所研究員李細珠表示，中日韓三國學者已經對本書的主要內容達成一致。
"It is to address the differences in how we, the three countries, see history and to respond to the current debate on historical issues," Li said.
李細珠表示：“這是爲了解決中日韓三國在如何看待歷史上存在的分歧，並對當下有關歷史問題的爭論做出迴應。”
Ueyama Yurika, a Japanese member, said the committee will create contents in line with education practice in each country's context so that the textbooks can be used more widely.
來自日本的編委會成員上山尤莉香（音譯）稱，三國組成的編委會將結合各國教育實踐編寫內容，使得這些教科書能得到更廣泛的應用。
Scholars agree that a correct perception of history is the foundation for reconciliation in East Asia.
學者們一致認爲，正確的歷史觀是東亞和解的基礎。
Japanese scholar Kasahara Tokushi said history textbooks in Japan contain fewer and increasingly more obscure contents on the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
日本學者笠原十九司表示，日本的歷史教科書中關於1937年南京大屠殺的描述較少，且內容越來越模糊。
Japanese troops captured Nanjing on Dec 13 of 1937 and started a slaughter lasting more than 40 days. About 300,000 civilians and Chinese soldiers who had laid down their arms were murdered. Over 20,000 women were raped.
1937年12月13日，日本軍隊佔領南京，開始了持續40多天的大屠殺。大約有30萬平民和投降的中國軍人被殺害，2萬多名女性被強姦。
Tokushi warned that if teachers can't teach it, neither do media report on it, young Japanese might be harder to find out the truth.
笠原十九司提醒道，如果老師不教授這段歷史，媒體也不對其進行報道，那麼日本年輕人可能更加難以接觸到真相。
