On August 7, 2001, the citizens of Tokyo gathered to protest against the use of distorted historical textbooks. On August 7, 2001, the citizens of Tokyo strongly protested against the use of this historical textbook, which was written and published by the Tokyo Educational Commission on the occasion of the request for the use of distorted historical textbooks in the schools for disabled people. More than 100 people from the Tokyo Civil Society and trade unions and other organizations held a protest gathering in the Tokyo Cultural Hall on August 7, 2001. The participants noted that almost all teachers at the school were strongly opposed to the use of this historical textbook, which was written and published by the Tokyo Educational Commission under the direction of the New Historical Textbook Association. The decision made by the Tokyo Educational Commission was that the use of the National Children¡¯s and Teachers¡¯ Network 21 with political initiatives was