Before Mr. Koizumi 's speech on Friday , Singapore , which was occupied by Japanese forces during World War II , released a statement criticizing the Japanese government 's endorsement of junior high school textbooks that '' approve this rather strange interpretation of the Pacific War in Asia . ''
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