The photo was edited for the textbook cover: the Japanese text on Aoki's binder was replaced with the word "Mathematics", and the original classroom background was replaced with mathematical charts. The Vocational Education Commission, which distributed 3,000 copies of the book, admitted that the cover illustrations were randomly chosen from an internet image search, with an apparent disregard for copyright and suitability.
There have been previous textbook controversies in other countries, related to religious imagery rather than porn stars. A French textbook was censored in 2009, as it included a medieval illustration of Mohammed. There were protests in India in 2011, after a cartoon featuring Mohammed was included in a school textbook.
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This is a textbook example by those behind putting Mana Aoki's photo on those Thai textbooks of not only stupidity but also not caring for photo usage terms and copyrights.
Mana Aoki herself is a C-lister in the JAV industry. She has no Wikipedia entry (English or Japanese).
Thanks for the comment. I agree that it's another example of Thai lack of concern for IP, as I say in the post "disregard for copyright and suitability".
Mat.
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