Revised Japanese textbooks downplay wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

Revised Japanese textbooks downplay wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

The Japanese government on Tuesday approved school textbooks downplaying the forced mobilization of Koreans to labor in factories during World War II. The latest move appears to be a stab in the back for the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, which has been hailing the restoration of bilateral ties with Tokyo. In response, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged protests over Japan's latest attempt to whitewash its history, which came less than…