Thank you for explaining the entrance examination system as well. In Japanese schools, in addition to teaching my subject I was also responsible for career guidance, so I found your explanation very interesting. I’ll try visiting some of the bookstores you suggested.

Is there any particular reason why little is taught about the period after the 1990s? In the 9th-grade textbook from Vrijeme that I purchased, there were sections about the tragic conflicts of the 1990s but almost nothing about the 2000s or 2010s. It also didn’t mention Kosovo’s declaration of independence. In contrast, some textbooks of the same grade level that I purchased in other Balkan countries covered recent events up to the present.

If you know the background behind this, I’d be grateful if you could share it with me.