The essence of the textbook problem is how to understand and treat the history of Japanese aggression in the past, and what kind of historical view to educate future generations of Japan. Or, as a right-wing scholar who attacks the current textbooks most fiercely said, it is a question of "how to reshape the Japanese now". At present, there are basically two historical views in Japan. One is the historical view of affirming Japanese aggression and war crimes, which is called "the historical view of Pacific war", "the historical view of occupation" or "the historical view of Tokyo judgment" in Japan. Some people in Japan think that most of the current textbooks are written according to this historical view. The other is the "historical view of the Great East Asian War", which denies Japanese aggression and calls it "liberating Asia". In the eyes of the political forces mentioned above, the Tokyo referee is an unfair referee for the winners and losers. The Tokyo referee's view of history "cut off" Japanese history, made Japan feel guilty about war, and made the Japanese depressed and upset. It emphasizes that Japan should "create a new history" and "get rid of the historical view of occupation and thoroughly sweep away ideological confusion" (the "sports policy" of the Liberal Democratic Party 1968). The "new history" mentioned here is actually the "historical view of the Great East Asian War". The so-called textbook problem is actually that some people in Japan want to "launch a new textbook struggle" and instill "the historical view of the Great East Asian War" in Japanese teenagers.

Teenagers are the future of a country, and what kind of education for teenagers is related to the future of this country. Imagine where Japan will be led if this "historical view of the Great East Asian War" is used to "arm" the minds of young people.