Toshio Motoya [Photo scrolled by CNTV] Tokyo-based hotel and real estate developer APA Group has once again come under fire over a historically inaccurate book by the group's CEO, Toshio Motoya. At the launch of the new book on June 2, Motoya said he would not remove copies of the book from his hotels during the Tokyo Olympics. In the book, titled The Real History of Japan: Japan Pride, Motoya says the so-called Nanjing Massacre story is fabricated, and blames looting and killings in the city on soldiers with the Chinese army, the Japan Times reported on June 3. A copy of the book is placed in every room at the company's APA Hotels. Books denying Japan's history of aggression including the 1937 Nanking Massacre and the forced recruitment of comfort women before and during World War II are on display in a hotel room of an APA hotel. [Photo/Xinhua] The Japanese army merely exposed and put to death plainclothes soldiers who abandoned their uniforms, stole the garments of regular citizens, and were hiding in the refugee zone with weapons and ammunition, Motoya writes in the book, which has been printed in both English and Japanese. In the book, Motoya says Japan must grow strong without staining its reputation, which is why he denies the occurrence of the Nanjing Massacre and the forced recruitment of comfort women. He also expresses strong concern about the situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea, emphasizing that only a Japan-US alliance can confront China. personalized rubber braceletswristband designcustom wrist sweatbandsflash drive wristband24 hour wristbandsjordan wristband rubber
Xiongan New Area in Hebei province has shut down thousands of polluting companies to curb pollution since it was announced in April. More than 7,200 companies that discharge heavy pollution were investigated and nearly 4,000 of them were closed, according to the area's official account on WeChat, the country's leading social platform. Also, about 100 people involved were arrested, and detained for questioning about actions that might have contaminated the environment. The strong reaction by the authorities illustrates the determination of the area's leaders to tackle environmental problems. Xiongan New Area, established as part of the measures to advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, is required to put environmental safety first and adhere to green development. When it was announced four months ago, one of the goals laid out was to create a "naturally scenic city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water". Located about 100 km southwest of downtown Beijing, Xiongan spans Hebei's Xiongxian, Rongcheng, and Anxin counties. It also covers a major wetland in northern China - Baiyangdian Lake, which covers 366 square kilometers and is believed to be a key in improving the area's overall environment. But in the area is Baoding in Hebei province, usually one of the 10 cities with the worst air quality in the country. Baiyangdian's environment has been damaged for years by pollution resulting from fisheries and industrial waste water. To control the pollution, the three counties have taken a series of measures. Hebei Party chief Zhao Kezhi said the area must accelerate the restoration of Baiyangdian and must plant trees on a larger scale in the goal to increase the area's forest coverage rate.
