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◼︎ A major Japanese newspaper published an article criticizing the contents of its own textbooks. It criticized some Japanese textbooks for describing Gojoseon, expressing Japan's advance into Joseon as an invasion, and introducing anti-Japanese heroes. The example they gave was the picture of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the turtle ship in the textbook. They also said that the content depicting Admiral Yi Sun-sin as a person who defeated the Japanese navy was problematic. Some Japanese public opinion criticizes textbooks because of enemy commander Yi Sun-sin. How is Admiral Yi Sun-sin remembered in Japan? KBS Admiral Yi Sun-sin Special Documentary 460th Anniversary of His Birth Part 2 - Japan's Memories, Enemy Commander Yi Sun-sin (Aired on April 29, 2005)