ABSTRACT
This chapter follows up on the consideration of practical issues in conceptualising textbooks, complementing the two earlier chapters on China with an experience from the Japanese side. The author describes the complexities of the official process of reviewing textbooks, and the challenges this presents to authors and publishers. Finally, he presents his personal experience as a co-author of a widely used textbook on Japanese history for senior secondary school. He discusses the innovative features of this textbook, and argues for a new approach to writing Japanese history from a more transnational perspective, involving collaboration with non-Japanese scholars with the aim of representing multiple viewpoints and voices.
