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農家への個別所得補償制度には反対です。農産物の貿易自由化の足かせとなるからです。結局は国民の税金から負担される訳ですから。農産物の貿易自由化は世界の潮流です。日本だけ特別扱いは許されないでしょう。
所得補償制度を漁業や他の産業に拡大する動きに対しても同じ理由で反対します。
(srachai from khonkaen, thailand)
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 20, 2010)
Get wheels turning on S. Korea trade talks
日韓ＦＴＡ 未来志向で早期妥結をめざせ（8月19日付・読売社説）
Japanese and South Korean industrial circles both hope talks between their governments over a free trade agreement will be concluded soon, according to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and a leading South Korean business daily.
日本と韓国の産業界は共に、自由貿易協定（ＦＴＡ）に関する交渉の早期妥結を望んでいることがわかった。
Responding to the poll taken by the Yomiuri and The Korea Economic Daily, more than 80 percent of 200 major Japanese and South Korean corporations said they thought a free trade accord between the two countries was "necessary." However, bilateral negotiations on a trade deal have been suspended since 2004.
読売新聞社と韓国経済新聞社が実施したアンケート調査で、双方の主要企業２００社の８割超が、２００４年から交渉が中断している日韓ＦＴＡについて、「必要だ」と答えている。
We welcome the readiness expressed by these corporations to deepen relations in a future-oriented manner while competing yet coexisting in observing this year's centennial of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula.
日韓併合１００年という節目を迎え、両国の企業が未来志向で関係を深め、競争と共存を図ろうとする姿勢を歓迎したい。
A free trade agreement is a treaty between two or more nations and territories seeking to reduce or abolish tariffs on industrial, agricultural and other products. Such an accord can do much to expand trade.
ＦＴＡは、特定の国や地域間で鉱工業品や農産物の関税を引き下げたり、撤廃したりすることだ。貿易を拡大する効果がある。
The current round of multilateral trade talks under the World Trade Organization has been stalled due to conflicting interests among WTO member nations. This has given rise to a sharp increase in the number of free trade pacts and economic partnership agreements aimed at expanding the scope of cooperation to include increased investment and other activities. In fact, about 200 FTA and EPA accords have come into effect around the world.
世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）の多国間の貿易自由化交渉は、利害の対立で暗礁に乗り上げた。そこで世界で急増しているのが、ＦＴＡや投資拡大などに協力分野を広げた経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）で、すでに約２００が発効した。
Japan lagging others
However, free trade agreement negotiations between Tokyo and Seoul have been left behind by the trend of the times. The gridlock in bilateral talks can be attributed to Japan's objection to market liberalization targeting farm and marine products, as well as South Korea's concern that its trade deficit with Japan could widen.
ところが、日韓交渉はそうした流れに取り残され、行き詰まっている。日本が農水産物の市場開放に抵抗し、韓国は対日赤字全体の拡大を警戒しているためだ。
A six-year hiatus in bilateral talks is too long. The Japanese and South Korean governments should live up to the expectations of their respective industrial circles when they meet for working-level talks aimed at resuming the negotiations, probably in September.
約６年にも及ぶ中断は余りにも長い。両国は９月にも、交渉再開に向けた実務協議を開くが、産業界の期待に応える必要がある。
Japan's slowness in forming economic partnerships with other countries is exemplified not only by its failure to break the impasse in trade talks with South Korea. This lack of progress is also evident in Tokyo's delay in forming similar ties with other nations and territories.
日本の経済連携の動きは、対韓国ばかりでなく、他国・地域との間でも出遅れが目立つ。
Japan has signed economic partnership agreements with 11 economies, including Singapore and Mexico, that have already taken effect. This nation is struggling to make headway in striking EPA deals with such agricultural powers as Australia and India. It is unknown whether or when the Japanese government will be able to sit at the negotiating table for trade pact talks with the United States and the European Union.
ＥＰＡ発効・署名国は、シンガポール、メキシコなど１１か国・地域にとどまり、農業大国の豪州やインドとの交渉も難航中だ。米国や欧州連合（ＥＵ）については、交渉のメドさえたたない。
DPJ policy won't help
Dogged resistance from the domestic agricultural sector has been a stumbling block to efforts to open this country's market for farm imports.
農業分野の市場開放について、日本国内の抵抗が強いことが、いつも足かせになっている。
The Democratic Party of Japan-led government has introduced an income compensation system for individual rice farming households. However, this lavish handout policy will do nothing to increase the nation's agricultural competitiveness in preparation for trade liberalization.
民主党政権は、コメ農家を対象にした戸別所得補償制度を導入した。しかし、バラマキ政策では、貿易自由化に備えた農業の競争力強化にはつながらない。
The government likely will expand the income compensation program to include fishermen and other workers. This kind of protective policy must be wisely used to help pry open the domestic market.
政府は所得補償制度を漁業などにも拡充する方針だが、こうした保護策を市場開放に向けて活用する道を探らねばなるまい。
Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, an envoy chosen from the private sector, has expressed a desire to kick off free trade talks between Tokyo and Beijing. Progress in negotiations between Tokyo and Seoul could jump-start similar talks between Japan and China--and even free trade talks involving all three nations.
民間出身の丹羽中国大使は、日中ＦＴＡ交渉の開始に意欲を表明した。日韓ＦＴＡを前進できれば、日中や「日中韓」のＦＴＡ交渉の足がかりにもなる。
South Korea has reached free trade agreements with the United States and the EU. If Seoul gets a head start on Tokyo in starting talks with China, it would deal a blow to Japan.
韓国は米国やＥＵとＦＴＡで合意した。韓国が中国とのＦＴＡで先行すれば、日本には痛手だ。
The administration of Prime Minister Naoto Kan has put together a new growth strategy that would utilize the vitality of emerging economies in Asia. If it truly seeks to accomplish that aim, the government should expedite free trade talks.
菅政権は、アジアの活力を取り込む新成長戦略をまとめた。それならば、自由貿易を加速する政治的な行動が求められよう。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 19, 2010)
（2010年8月19日01時59分 読売新聞）
所得補償制度を漁業や他の産業に拡大する動きに対しても同じ理由で反対します。
(srachai from khonkaen, thailand)
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 20, 2010)
Get wheels turning on S. Korea trade talks
日韓ＦＴＡ 未来志向で早期妥結をめざせ（8月19日付・読売社説）
Japanese and South Korean industrial circles both hope talks between their governments over a free trade agreement will be concluded soon, according to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and a leading South Korean business daily.
日本と韓国の産業界は共に、自由貿易協定（ＦＴＡ）に関する交渉の早期妥結を望んでいることがわかった。
Responding to the poll taken by the Yomiuri and The Korea Economic Daily, more than 80 percent of 200 major Japanese and South Korean corporations said they thought a free trade accord between the two countries was "necessary." However, bilateral negotiations on a trade deal have been suspended since 2004.
読売新聞社と韓国経済新聞社が実施したアンケート調査で、双方の主要企業２００社の８割超が、２００４年から交渉が中断している日韓ＦＴＡについて、「必要だ」と答えている。
We welcome the readiness expressed by these corporations to deepen relations in a future-oriented manner while competing yet coexisting in observing this year's centennial of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula.
日韓併合１００年という節目を迎え、両国の企業が未来志向で関係を深め、競争と共存を図ろうとする姿勢を歓迎したい。
A free trade agreement is a treaty between two or more nations and territories seeking to reduce or abolish tariffs on industrial, agricultural and other products. Such an accord can do much to expand trade.
ＦＴＡは、特定の国や地域間で鉱工業品や農産物の関税を引き下げたり、撤廃したりすることだ。貿易を拡大する効果がある。
The current round of multilateral trade talks under the World Trade Organization has been stalled due to conflicting interests among WTO member nations. This has given rise to a sharp increase in the number of free trade pacts and economic partnership agreements aimed at expanding the scope of cooperation to include increased investment and other activities. In fact, about 200 FTA and EPA accords have come into effect around the world.
世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）の多国間の貿易自由化交渉は、利害の対立で暗礁に乗り上げた。そこで世界で急増しているのが、ＦＴＡや投資拡大などに協力分野を広げた経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）で、すでに約２００が発効した。
Japan lagging others
However, free trade agreement negotiations between Tokyo and Seoul have been left behind by the trend of the times. The gridlock in bilateral talks can be attributed to Japan's objection to market liberalization targeting farm and marine products, as well as South Korea's concern that its trade deficit with Japan could widen.
ところが、日韓交渉はそうした流れに取り残され、行き詰まっている。日本が農水産物の市場開放に抵抗し、韓国は対日赤字全体の拡大を警戒しているためだ。
A six-year hiatus in bilateral talks is too long. The Japanese and South Korean governments should live up to the expectations of their respective industrial circles when they meet for working-level talks aimed at resuming the negotiations, probably in September.
約６年にも及ぶ中断は余りにも長い。両国は９月にも、交渉再開に向けた実務協議を開くが、産業界の期待に応える必要がある。
Japan's slowness in forming economic partnerships with other countries is exemplified not only by its failure to break the impasse in trade talks with South Korea. This lack of progress is also evident in Tokyo's delay in forming similar ties with other nations and territories.
日本の経済連携の動きは、対韓国ばかりでなく、他国・地域との間でも出遅れが目立つ。
Japan has signed economic partnership agreements with 11 economies, including Singapore and Mexico, that have already taken effect. This nation is struggling to make headway in striking EPA deals with such agricultural powers as Australia and India. It is unknown whether or when the Japanese government will be able to sit at the negotiating table for trade pact talks with the United States and the European Union.
ＥＰＡ発効・署名国は、シンガポール、メキシコなど１１か国・地域にとどまり、農業大国の豪州やインドとの交渉も難航中だ。米国や欧州連合（ＥＵ）については、交渉のメドさえたたない。
DPJ policy won't help
Dogged resistance from the domestic agricultural sector has been a stumbling block to efforts to open this country's market for farm imports.
農業分野の市場開放について、日本国内の抵抗が強いことが、いつも足かせになっている。
The Democratic Party of Japan-led government has introduced an income compensation system for individual rice farming households. However, this lavish handout policy will do nothing to increase the nation's agricultural competitiveness in preparation for trade liberalization.
民主党政権は、コメ農家を対象にした戸別所得補償制度を導入した。しかし、バラマキ政策では、貿易自由化に備えた農業の競争力強化にはつながらない。
The government likely will expand the income compensation program to include fishermen and other workers. This kind of protective policy must be wisely used to help pry open the domestic market.
政府は所得補償制度を漁業などにも拡充する方針だが、こうした保護策を市場開放に向けて活用する道を探らねばなるまい。
Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, an envoy chosen from the private sector, has expressed a desire to kick off free trade talks between Tokyo and Beijing. Progress in negotiations between Tokyo and Seoul could jump-start similar talks between Japan and China--and even free trade talks involving all three nations.
民間出身の丹羽中国大使は、日中ＦＴＡ交渉の開始に意欲を表明した。日韓ＦＴＡを前進できれば、日中や「日中韓」のＦＴＡ交渉の足がかりにもなる。
South Korea has reached free trade agreements with the United States and the EU. If Seoul gets a head start on Tokyo in starting talks with China, it would deal a blow to Japan.
韓国は米国やＥＵとＦＴＡで合意した。韓国が中国とのＦＴＡで先行すれば、日本には痛手だ。
The administration of Prime Minister Naoto Kan has put together a new growth strategy that would utilize the vitality of emerging economies in Asia. If it truly seeks to accomplish that aim, the government should expedite free trade talks.
菅政権は、アジアの活力を取り込む新成長戦略をまとめた。それならば、自由貿易を加速する政治的な行動が求められよう。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 19, 2010)
（2010年8月19日01時59分 読売新聞）
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The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 19, 2010)
Intl cooperation vital in South China Sea
南シナ海 中国進出の抑止は国際連携で（8月18日付・読売社説）
China is using its powerful navy to aggressively advance into the South China Sea, a key junction of international sea-lanes. The United States and countries in Asia are increasingly wary of China's moves.
国際的な海上輸送の要衝である南シナ海で、中国が海軍力を背景に高圧的な姿勢で進出しつつあり、米国やアジア諸国が警戒感を強めている。
The U.S. Defense Department said Monday in its annual report to Congress that "current trends in China's military capabilities are a major factor in changing East Asian military balances," referring to its moves in the South China Sea.
米国防総省は１６日に発表した年次報告書で、南シナ海などでの中国の軍事力拡大を「東アジアの軍事バランスを変える主要な要因」と位置づけた。
Japan also cannot overlook China's moves given the fact that it relies on marine transportation for imports of 90 percent of its energy and 60 percent of its food. The government must deepen cooperation with the United States, Vietnam, India and other countries concerned to resolve the problem.
エネルギーの９割、食糧の６割を海上輸送に依存する日本にとっても、看過できない動きだ。政府は、問題解決に向けて米国やベトナム、インドなど関係各国と連携を深めるべきだ。
Territorial disputes
The South China Sea, dotted with more than 200 islands and reefs, including the Spratly Islands, is the stage for several territorial disputes involving China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries.
南シナ海は、スプラトリー（南沙）諸島を中心に、２００を超える島や岩礁が点在し、中国やベトナム、フィリピン、マレーシアなどが領有権を主張している。
In recent years, China has been causing friction with other countries by dispatching its warships in the area on the pretext of protecting its fishing boats.
ところが、中国が近年、自国の漁船保護を名目に海軍艦艇をこの海域に派遣するなど、各国と摩擦を繰り返している。
China is currently building a large submarine base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. A recent series of such moves can be interpreted as the country's attempt to bring the entire South China Sea under its control, not only for the sake of protecting its interests in oil and maritime resources but also for military reasons, such as to deter any possible intervention by U.S. forces in the event of an emergency involving Taiwan.
海南島では、大規模な潜水艦基地を建設中だ。石油などの海洋権益の確保だけでなく、台湾有事の際に米軍の介入を阻止するなど、軍事的な理由からも、南シナ海全域を中国の勢力下に置こうとしているとみるべきだろう。
China has used the expression "core interests" in regard to its sovereignty and territorial integrity when it refers to Taiwan and Tibet. Recently, the country said it considered the South China Sea part of its "core interests" as well, a move that underlines concerns over China's possible intentions behind its latest moves.
中国が、台湾やチベット問題で使ってきた「核心的利益」という表現を、最近は南シナ海にも使い始めたことも、そうした懸念を裏付けるものだ。
The South China Sea is crossed by vital international sea-lanes that connect the Middle East with the Northeast Asia. No country can be allowed to make exclusive moves in the area. We strongly urge China to restrain itself.
南シナ海は、中東と北東アジアを結ぶ海上交通路（シーレーン）である。この海域で排他的な動きを取ることは認められない。中国には強く自制を求めたい。
Multilateralism a must
Vietnam and other Asian countries are calling on China to resolve territorial disputes through multinational negotiations. But China is unwilling to relax its position that countries claiming sovereignty should separately hold bilateral negotiations.
ベトナムなどアジア各国は、多国間協議で問題解決を図るよう求めている。これに対し中国は、領有権を主張する国同士が２国間協議で話し合うべきだ、という立場を崩していない。
However, if territorial disputes develop into military conflicts, they would significantly affect all countries that use the area's sea-lanes. Given that, it will be reasonable to hold multinational negotiations among countries with interests in the area to discuss ways to ease tensions and measures to build trust.
領有権争いが軍事的な衝突などに発展すれば、この海域をシーレーンとして利用する国々にも甚大な影響が及ぶ。懸念を共有する国も参加する多国間協議で、緊張緩和策や信頼醸成措置を検討するのが筋だろう。
It may also be a good idea to take up the issue at the East Asia Summit, which the United States also plans to join.
新たに米国も加わる予定の東アジア首脳会議（ＥＡＳ）で討議するのも一案ではないか。
In order to persuade China to sit down for multinational negotiations, it will be essential for countries sharing concerns to cooperate with each other.
多国間協議に中国を呼び込むためには、懸念を共有する国が相互に協力し合うことが肝要だ。
The Japanese government launched dialogues on a strategic partnership with India at the end of last year and with Vietnam last month, with the participation of both foreign and defense authorities. We urge the government to proactively take advantage of such dialogues and promote joint actions to alleviate tensions in the South China Sea.
政府は昨年末にはインド、先月にはベトナムとの間で、外務、防衛両省が参加する戦略対話を発足させた。こうした協議の場を積極的に活用し、緊張緩和に向けた共同行動を進めてもらいたい。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 18, 2010)
（2010年8月18日01時43分 読売新聞）
Intl cooperation vital in South China Sea
南シナ海 中国進出の抑止は国際連携で（8月18日付・読売社説）
China is using its powerful navy to aggressively advance into the South China Sea, a key junction of international sea-lanes. The United States and countries in Asia are increasingly wary of China's moves.
国際的な海上輸送の要衝である南シナ海で、中国が海軍力を背景に高圧的な姿勢で進出しつつあり、米国やアジア諸国が警戒感を強めている。
The U.S. Defense Department said Monday in its annual report to Congress that "current trends in China's military capabilities are a major factor in changing East Asian military balances," referring to its moves in the South China Sea.
米国防総省は１６日に発表した年次報告書で、南シナ海などでの中国の軍事力拡大を「東アジアの軍事バランスを変える主要な要因」と位置づけた。
Japan also cannot overlook China's moves given the fact that it relies on marine transportation for imports of 90 percent of its energy and 60 percent of its food. The government must deepen cooperation with the United States, Vietnam, India and other countries concerned to resolve the problem.
エネルギーの９割、食糧の６割を海上輸送に依存する日本にとっても、看過できない動きだ。政府は、問題解決に向けて米国やベトナム、インドなど関係各国と連携を深めるべきだ。
Territorial disputes
The South China Sea, dotted with more than 200 islands and reefs, including the Spratly Islands, is the stage for several territorial disputes involving China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries.
南シナ海は、スプラトリー（南沙）諸島を中心に、２００を超える島や岩礁が点在し、中国やベトナム、フィリピン、マレーシアなどが領有権を主張している。
In recent years, China has been causing friction with other countries by dispatching its warships in the area on the pretext of protecting its fishing boats.
ところが、中国が近年、自国の漁船保護を名目に海軍艦艇をこの海域に派遣するなど、各国と摩擦を繰り返している。
China is currently building a large submarine base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. A recent series of such moves can be interpreted as the country's attempt to bring the entire South China Sea under its control, not only for the sake of protecting its interests in oil and maritime resources but also for military reasons, such as to deter any possible intervention by U.S. forces in the event of an emergency involving Taiwan.
海南島では、大規模な潜水艦基地を建設中だ。石油などの海洋権益の確保だけでなく、台湾有事の際に米軍の介入を阻止するなど、軍事的な理由からも、南シナ海全域を中国の勢力下に置こうとしているとみるべきだろう。
China has used the expression "core interests" in regard to its sovereignty and territorial integrity when it refers to Taiwan and Tibet. Recently, the country said it considered the South China Sea part of its "core interests" as well, a move that underlines concerns over China's possible intentions behind its latest moves.
中国が、台湾やチベット問題で使ってきた「核心的利益」という表現を、最近は南シナ海にも使い始めたことも、そうした懸念を裏付けるものだ。
The South China Sea is crossed by vital international sea-lanes that connect the Middle East with the Northeast Asia. No country can be allowed to make exclusive moves in the area. We strongly urge China to restrain itself.
南シナ海は、中東と北東アジアを結ぶ海上交通路（シーレーン）である。この海域で排他的な動きを取ることは認められない。中国には強く自制を求めたい。
Multilateralism a must
Vietnam and other Asian countries are calling on China to resolve territorial disputes through multinational negotiations. But China is unwilling to relax its position that countries claiming sovereignty should separately hold bilateral negotiations.
ベトナムなどアジア各国は、多国間協議で問題解決を図るよう求めている。これに対し中国は、領有権を主張する国同士が２国間協議で話し合うべきだ、という立場を崩していない。
However, if territorial disputes develop into military conflicts, they would significantly affect all countries that use the area's sea-lanes. Given that, it will be reasonable to hold multinational negotiations among countries with interests in the area to discuss ways to ease tensions and measures to build trust.
領有権争いが軍事的な衝突などに発展すれば、この海域をシーレーンとして利用する国々にも甚大な影響が及ぶ。懸念を共有する国も参加する多国間協議で、緊張緩和策や信頼醸成措置を検討するのが筋だろう。
It may also be a good idea to take up the issue at the East Asia Summit, which the United States also plans to join.
新たに米国も加わる予定の東アジア首脳会議（ＥＡＳ）で討議するのも一案ではないか。
In order to persuade China to sit down for multinational negotiations, it will be essential for countries sharing concerns to cooperate with each other.
多国間協議に中国を呼び込むためには、懸念を共有する国が相互に協力し合うことが肝要だ。
The Japanese government launched dialogues on a strategic partnership with India at the end of last year and with Vietnam last month, with the participation of both foreign and defense authorities. We urge the government to proactively take advantage of such dialogues and promote joint actions to alleviate tensions in the South China Sea.
政府は昨年末にはインド、先月にはベトナムとの間で、外務、防衛両省が参加する戦略対話を発足させた。こうした協議の場を積極的に活用し、緊張緩和に向けた共同行動を進めてもらいたい。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 18, 2010)
（2010年8月18日01時43分 読売新聞）
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 18, 2010)
Govt must prevent economic slowdown
ＧＤＰ急減速 景気腰折れへ警戒を強めよ（8月17日付・読売社説）
The Japanese economy, which has been recovering thanks to external demand and the effects of the government's economic stimulus measures, has suddenly slowed. The government must ensure that the adverse effects of this do not prevent economic growth.
外需と政策効果を支えに回復してきた景気が急減速した。成長を腰折れさせぬよう、警戒を怠ってはならない。
The nation's real gross domestic product increased in the April-June quarter by 0.1 percent from the previous period. This represents the third consecutive quarter of growth, but the annualized growth rate is extremely low--only 0.4 percent.
４～６月期の実質国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）は、前期比０・１％増と、３四半期連続でプラスだった。だが、成長率は年換算で０・４％と、極めて低い。
Although domestic demand has shrunk, growth in the GDP had finally been maintained through exports and other forms of external demand. But the future of external demand is uncertain because of the rising yen and fears of economic downturns in other countries. In their policy management, the government and the Bank of Japan should give priority to stimulating the economy.
内需はマイナスに転じ、輸出などの外需で、やっとプラス成長を維持した。円高や、海外経済の減速懸念で、外需の先行きも不透明である。政府・日銀は景気最優先で政策運営すべきだ。
Sharp drops feared
The sluggish domestic demand is the result of previously robust personal consumption that slumped in the April-June quarter to an almost flat level. Government measures such as eco points for purchases of energy-saving home electrical appliances and subsidies for buying environmentally friendly cars seem to be finally losing their impact.
内需低迷の主因は、これまで堅調だった個人消費が、４～６月期はほぼ横ばいまで減速したことにある。省エネ家電のエコポイントやエコカー補助金もさすがに効果が薄れてきたようだ。
These are only a few economic stimulus measures, but the government is planning to terminate its subsidies for eco-friendly cars at the end of September. Car dealers and auto parts manufacturers are concerned about possible declines in sales and production as a result. Many predict that a sharp decrease in orders cannot be avoided from October.
とはいえ、数少ない下支え役である。政府は９月末でエコカー補助金を打ち切るという。自動車の販売店や部品工場などは、「１０月からは受注の大幅減が避けられない」などと、販売や生産の落ち込みを心配している。
This summer's heat wave is boosting sales of air conditioners and other summer-related products. However, more than a few electronics retail stores fear sales will drop sharply in reaction after the end of the seasonal demand caused by the blazing temperatures.
夏の猛暑でエアコンなどは売れている。だが、“猛暑特需”の後に厳しい反動減がこないか、恐れる家電量販店も少なくない。
The government has said that its child-rearing allowances, which began in June, and other measures will eventually stimulate the economy. However, past handout policies such as the flat-sum allowance show that a significant economic boost cannot be expected from such steps.
政府は、給付の始まった子ども手当などが、いずれ景気を刺激するというが、定額給付金など過去のばらまき政策の例から見て、大きな効果は期待できまい。
Instead, the government should use the reserve fund of this fiscal year's budget to implement measures to prevent the economy from slowing down, such as continuing part of the government subsidy program for purchases of eco-friendly cars.
今年度予算の予備費を使って、エコカー補助金の一部を継続するなど、景気の減速を避ける手を打つべきだ。
Block further yen rise
Lower budget allocations for public works projects are apparently affecting the economy. Public investments dropped by a drastic 3.4 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous period. This in particular will deal a heavy blow to regional economies that lack powerful local industries.
公共事業削減の影響も鮮明だ。４～６月期の公共投資は、前期比３・４％減と大きく落ち込んだ。有力な地場産業のない地方などでは、特に打撃となろう。
Apart from the reserve fund, the budget contains 1 trillion yen as a special allocation for future economic measures. Couldn't this money be used efficiently now to improve the economy?
予備費とは別に、将来の景気対策に備えた、１兆円の予算枠もある。うまく活用できないか。
External demand maintained growth, but the growth rate has slowed. Domestic industries are affected significantly by the yen's appreciation--if it rises by just 1 yen against the dollar, Toyota Motor Corp. will lose 30 billion yen in annual profits and Honda Motor Co. will lose 17 billion yen. This may dampen recovering investment on plant and equipment.
一方、外需はプラスを維持したが、伸びが鈍った。足もとでは円高の影響が大きい。円高が１円進めば、トヨタ自動車で年３００億円、ホンダも１７０億円の利益が減るという。回復してきた設備投資にも、水をさしかねない。
The latest appreciation of the yen was triggered by additional steps taken by the U.S. government to ease the supply of money. To alleviate this influence, this nation's central bank must adopt a more proactive stance toward monetary relaxation.
今回の円高は、アメリカの追加金融緩和がきっかけだ。その影響を和らげるには、日銀も金融緩和の姿勢を強める必要があろう。
A strong yen lowers the prices of imported goods and fuels deflation. Sharp appreciation must be avoided.
円高は輸入物価を下げて、デフレにも拍車をかける。急激な進行は避けねばならない。
If the yen soars toward 80 yen to the dollar, the government should stress its willingness to intervene in foreign exchange, if necessary, to prevent further appreciation.
円相場が８０円に向けて急騰するようなら、政府は円高阻止に向けて、為替介入も辞さない強い姿勢を見せるべきだ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 17, 2010)
（2010年8月17日01時22分 読売新聞）
Govt must prevent economic slowdown
ＧＤＰ急減速 景気腰折れへ警戒を強めよ（8月17日付・読売社説）
The Japanese economy, which has been recovering thanks to external demand and the effects of the government's economic stimulus measures, has suddenly slowed. The government must ensure that the adverse effects of this do not prevent economic growth.
外需と政策効果を支えに回復してきた景気が急減速した。成長を腰折れさせぬよう、警戒を怠ってはならない。
The nation's real gross domestic product increased in the April-June quarter by 0.1 percent from the previous period. This represents the third consecutive quarter of growth, but the annualized growth rate is extremely low--only 0.4 percent.
４～６月期の実質国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）は、前期比０・１％増と、３四半期連続でプラスだった。だが、成長率は年換算で０・４％と、極めて低い。
Although domestic demand has shrunk, growth in the GDP had finally been maintained through exports and other forms of external demand. But the future of external demand is uncertain because of the rising yen and fears of economic downturns in other countries. In their policy management, the government and the Bank of Japan should give priority to stimulating the economy.
内需はマイナスに転じ、輸出などの外需で、やっとプラス成長を維持した。円高や、海外経済の減速懸念で、外需の先行きも不透明である。政府・日銀は景気最優先で政策運営すべきだ。
Sharp drops feared
The sluggish domestic demand is the result of previously robust personal consumption that slumped in the April-June quarter to an almost flat level. Government measures such as eco points for purchases of energy-saving home electrical appliances and subsidies for buying environmentally friendly cars seem to be finally losing their impact.
内需低迷の主因は、これまで堅調だった個人消費が、４～６月期はほぼ横ばいまで減速したことにある。省エネ家電のエコポイントやエコカー補助金もさすがに効果が薄れてきたようだ。
These are only a few economic stimulus measures, but the government is planning to terminate its subsidies for eco-friendly cars at the end of September. Car dealers and auto parts manufacturers are concerned about possible declines in sales and production as a result. Many predict that a sharp decrease in orders cannot be avoided from October.
とはいえ、数少ない下支え役である。政府は９月末でエコカー補助金を打ち切るという。自動車の販売店や部品工場などは、「１０月からは受注の大幅減が避けられない」などと、販売や生産の落ち込みを心配している。
This summer's heat wave is boosting sales of air conditioners and other summer-related products. However, more than a few electronics retail stores fear sales will drop sharply in reaction after the end of the seasonal demand caused by the blazing temperatures.
夏の猛暑でエアコンなどは売れている。だが、“猛暑特需”の後に厳しい反動減がこないか、恐れる家電量販店も少なくない。
The government has said that its child-rearing allowances, which began in June, and other measures will eventually stimulate the economy. However, past handout policies such as the flat-sum allowance show that a significant economic boost cannot be expected from such steps.
政府は、給付の始まった子ども手当などが、いずれ景気を刺激するというが、定額給付金など過去のばらまき政策の例から見て、大きな効果は期待できまい。
Instead, the government should use the reserve fund of this fiscal year's budget to implement measures to prevent the economy from slowing down, such as continuing part of the government subsidy program for purchases of eco-friendly cars.
今年度予算の予備費を使って、エコカー補助金の一部を継続するなど、景気の減速を避ける手を打つべきだ。
Block further yen rise
Lower budget allocations for public works projects are apparently affecting the economy. Public investments dropped by a drastic 3.4 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous period. This in particular will deal a heavy blow to regional economies that lack powerful local industries.
公共事業削減の影響も鮮明だ。４～６月期の公共投資は、前期比３・４％減と大きく落ち込んだ。有力な地場産業のない地方などでは、特に打撃となろう。
Apart from the reserve fund, the budget contains 1 trillion yen as a special allocation for future economic measures. Couldn't this money be used efficiently now to improve the economy?
予備費とは別に、将来の景気対策に備えた、１兆円の予算枠もある。うまく活用できないか。
External demand maintained growth, but the growth rate has slowed. Domestic industries are affected significantly by the yen's appreciation--if it rises by just 1 yen against the dollar, Toyota Motor Corp. will lose 30 billion yen in annual profits and Honda Motor Co. will lose 17 billion yen. This may dampen recovering investment on plant and equipment.
一方、外需はプラスを維持したが、伸びが鈍った。足もとでは円高の影響が大きい。円高が１円進めば、トヨタ自動車で年３００億円、ホンダも１７０億円の利益が減るという。回復してきた設備投資にも、水をさしかねない。
The latest appreciation of the yen was triggered by additional steps taken by the U.S. government to ease the supply of money. To alleviate this influence, this nation's central bank must adopt a more proactive stance toward monetary relaxation.
今回の円高は、アメリカの追加金融緩和がきっかけだ。その影響を和らげるには、日銀も金融緩和の姿勢を強める必要があろう。
A strong yen lowers the prices of imported goods and fuels deflation. Sharp appreciation must be avoided.
円高は輸入物価を下げて、デフレにも拍車をかける。急激な進行は避けねばならない。
If the yen soars toward 80 yen to the dollar, the government should stress its willingness to intervene in foreign exchange, if necessary, to prevent further appreciation.
円相場が８０円に向けて急騰するようなら、政府は円高阻止に向けて、為替介入も辞さない強い姿勢を見せるべきだ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 17, 2010)
（2010年8月17日01時22分 読売新聞）
albeit 発音注意、アルバイトではなくてオールビートと発音される。=although, even though
albeit belatedly 遅ればせながら
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 17, 2010)
Give hub ports the tools they need
港の国際競争 上海や釜山が遠くに見える（8月16日付・読売社説）
The government plans to enhance the allure of Japanese ports, which have been increasingly bypassed by gigantic containerships in recent years, so they can recapture cargo currently heading straight for rival ports in neighboring countries, such as Shanghai and Busan, South Korea.
世界の巨大コンテナ船が素通りしている日本の港の魅力を高め、上海や釜山など周辺国のライバル港に奪われた荷物を取り戻す――。
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will promote a plan to build "international container strategic ports." The plan has designated the Keihin and Hanshin port areas as candidates to become major hubs that will receive priority investment to transform them into two of Asia's five major shipping centers by 2020. Keihin consists of Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaski ports, and Hanshin covers Osaka and Kobe ports.
こんな目標を掲げ、国土交通省が、「国際コンテナ戦略港湾」に京浜港（東京、横浜、川崎）と阪神港（大阪、神戸）の２地域を指定した。重点投資で２０２０年にはアジアで五指に入る物流拠点に育てるという。
Boosting Japanese ports' competitiveness by lowering transport charges and offering around-the-clock service would cheer domestic manufacturers, whose profitability often hinges on shipment costs. It would not be a bad idea to flexibly divert the limited state budget for ports to priority projects.
低料金や２４時間サービスなどで港の競争力を高めることは、物流コストが収益を左右する日本の製造業にとって大きな恩恵となる。限られた港湾予算にメリハリを付けるのは悪くない。
However, we doubt that reinforcing port facilities alone will increase the freight volume passing through Japanese ports. Rather, the entire operation of Japanese ports, which have been shunned by the international shipping industry as "costly and slow," needs to be overhauled.
しかし、施設整備を優先するだけで荷物が増えるとは思えない。世界の海運界から「コストが高く、搬出入に時間もかかる」と敬遠されてきた港の運営全般を改革することが重要である。
Japan falling behind
Three decades ago, Kobe, Tokyo and Yokohama stood among the world's top 20 ports in terms of volume of freight containers handled. In 2009, Tokyo was the top Japanese port in this category, but ranked 26th in the world. The world's top five ports were all in Asia--Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Busan.
３０年前、世界のコンテナ取扱量の上位２０港には神戸、東京、横浜が名を連ねていたが、０９年は最上位の東京でも２６位だ。トップ５はシンガポール、上海、香港、深セン、釜山とアジア勢が独占した。（深センの「セン」は土ヘンに「川」）
Large containers transporting auto parts and machine products account for a large portion of international shipments.
自動車部品や機械製品などを運搬する大型のコンテナが、国際物流の主役を担うようになった。
Consequently, ports with piers capable of mooring ultralarge containerships and low entry and usage charges and convenient access to key land routes have become indispensable.
それに対応して、多数のコンテナを一度に運ぶ超大型船が横付けできる岸壁があり、入港料や施設使用料が安く、陸路との連絡もよい港が不可欠となっている。
Japan lags other Asian countries that have heavily invested in ports boasting such characteristics. Instead, Japan has continued pork-barrel investments in ports across the country to meet local needs, a strategy that has done little to improve the ports' convenience.
アジア各国がこうした要素を取り込んだ特定港湾に集中投資する間、日本は完全に出遅れた。地方の意向に配慮してばらまき型の港湾投資を続けた結果、使い勝手の悪さが改善されないまま放置されてしまった。
Even Japanese cargo owners are opting for shipping routes from domestic ports to U.S. and European destinations via hub ports in other Asian countries. Transshipment costs at Busan Port, for example, are 40 percent cheaper than those charged by some Japanese ports. It is little wonder that an increasing number of shipping companies sail past Japanese ports.
今では、日本の荷主でさえ地方港からアジアの巨大港に運び、欧米航路に乗せている。釜山を使えば、積み替えのコストは日本より４割も安くて済むという。これでは日本に寄港しない海運会社が増えるのも無理はない。
No easy task
The so-called strategic port plan calls, albeit belatedly, for integrating and privatizing port terminal corporations to streamline port operations.
戦略港湾は、遅ればせながら、埠頭(ふとう)公社の統合、民営化などで港の効率運営を目指す方針だ。
But as long as port operations are conducted separately by shipping and cargo handling companies through their vertical administrations, improving the ports' efficiency will be easier said than done.
だが、港湾作業が船会社や荷役会社ごとの縦割りとなっている現状では、効率化を図ろうとしても容易にはいかない。
In 2004, the infrastructure ministry designated six ports, including Yokohama and Kobe, as "super hub ports." But the plan was half-baked. This time, too, the ministry did not select just one hub port, possibly to avoid upsetting one of the two major urban areas.
国交省は０４年に「スーパー中枢港湾」として横浜や神戸など６港を指定したが、中途半端な整備に終わった。今回も２大都市圏に配慮し、１地域に絞り込めなかったのが実態だろう。
This latest port reform plan should go the extra step by learning from rival ports.
今度こそ、ライバル港に学んで大胆に改革すべきだ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 16, 2010)
（2010年8月16日01時34分 読売新聞）
albeit belatedly 遅ればせながら
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 17, 2010)
Give hub ports the tools they need
港の国際競争 上海や釜山が遠くに見える（8月16日付・読売社説）
The government plans to enhance the allure of Japanese ports, which have been increasingly bypassed by gigantic containerships in recent years, so they can recapture cargo currently heading straight for rival ports in neighboring countries, such as Shanghai and Busan, South Korea.
世界の巨大コンテナ船が素通りしている日本の港の魅力を高め、上海や釜山など周辺国のライバル港に奪われた荷物を取り戻す――。
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will promote a plan to build "international container strategic ports." The plan has designated the Keihin and Hanshin port areas as candidates to become major hubs that will receive priority investment to transform them into two of Asia's five major shipping centers by 2020. Keihin consists of Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaski ports, and Hanshin covers Osaka and Kobe ports.
こんな目標を掲げ、国土交通省が、「国際コンテナ戦略港湾」に京浜港（東京、横浜、川崎）と阪神港（大阪、神戸）の２地域を指定した。重点投資で２０２０年にはアジアで五指に入る物流拠点に育てるという。
Boosting Japanese ports' competitiveness by lowering transport charges and offering around-the-clock service would cheer domestic manufacturers, whose profitability often hinges on shipment costs. It would not be a bad idea to flexibly divert the limited state budget for ports to priority projects.
低料金や２４時間サービスなどで港の競争力を高めることは、物流コストが収益を左右する日本の製造業にとって大きな恩恵となる。限られた港湾予算にメリハリを付けるのは悪くない。
However, we doubt that reinforcing port facilities alone will increase the freight volume passing through Japanese ports. Rather, the entire operation of Japanese ports, which have been shunned by the international shipping industry as "costly and slow," needs to be overhauled.
しかし、施設整備を優先するだけで荷物が増えるとは思えない。世界の海運界から「コストが高く、搬出入に時間もかかる」と敬遠されてきた港の運営全般を改革することが重要である。
Japan falling behind
Three decades ago, Kobe, Tokyo and Yokohama stood among the world's top 20 ports in terms of volume of freight containers handled. In 2009, Tokyo was the top Japanese port in this category, but ranked 26th in the world. The world's top five ports were all in Asia--Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Busan.
３０年前、世界のコンテナ取扱量の上位２０港には神戸、東京、横浜が名を連ねていたが、０９年は最上位の東京でも２６位だ。トップ５はシンガポール、上海、香港、深セン、釜山とアジア勢が独占した。（深センの「セン」は土ヘンに「川」）
Large containers transporting auto parts and machine products account for a large portion of international shipments.
自動車部品や機械製品などを運搬する大型のコンテナが、国際物流の主役を担うようになった。
Consequently, ports with piers capable of mooring ultralarge containerships and low entry and usage charges and convenient access to key land routes have become indispensable.
それに対応して、多数のコンテナを一度に運ぶ超大型船が横付けできる岸壁があり、入港料や施設使用料が安く、陸路との連絡もよい港が不可欠となっている。
Japan lags other Asian countries that have heavily invested in ports boasting such characteristics. Instead, Japan has continued pork-barrel investments in ports across the country to meet local needs, a strategy that has done little to improve the ports' convenience.
アジア各国がこうした要素を取り込んだ特定港湾に集中投資する間、日本は完全に出遅れた。地方の意向に配慮してばらまき型の港湾投資を続けた結果、使い勝手の悪さが改善されないまま放置されてしまった。
Even Japanese cargo owners are opting for shipping routes from domestic ports to U.S. and European destinations via hub ports in other Asian countries. Transshipment costs at Busan Port, for example, are 40 percent cheaper than those charged by some Japanese ports. It is little wonder that an increasing number of shipping companies sail past Japanese ports.
今では、日本の荷主でさえ地方港からアジアの巨大港に運び、欧米航路に乗せている。釜山を使えば、積み替えのコストは日本より４割も安くて済むという。これでは日本に寄港しない海運会社が増えるのも無理はない。
No easy task
The so-called strategic port plan calls, albeit belatedly, for integrating and privatizing port terminal corporations to streamline port operations.
戦略港湾は、遅ればせながら、埠頭(ふとう)公社の統合、民営化などで港の効率運営を目指す方針だ。
But as long as port operations are conducted separately by shipping and cargo handling companies through their vertical administrations, improving the ports' efficiency will be easier said than done.
だが、港湾作業が船会社や荷役会社ごとの縦割りとなっている現状では、効率化を図ろうとしても容易にはいかない。
In 2004, the infrastructure ministry designated six ports, including Yokohama and Kobe, as "super hub ports." But the plan was half-baked. This time, too, the ministry did not select just one hub port, possibly to avoid upsetting one of the two major urban areas.
国交省は０４年に「スーパー中枢港湾」として横浜や神戸など６港を指定したが、中途半端な整備に終わった。今回も２大都市圏に配慮し、１地域に絞り込めなかったのが実態だろう。
This latest port reform plan should go the extra step by learning from rival ports.
今度こそ、ライバル港に学んで大胆に改革すべきだ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 16, 2010)
（2010年8月16日01時34分 読売新聞）
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 16, 2010)
Renewing our pledge for peace in the future
終戦の日 平和な未来を築く思い新たに（8月15日付・読売社説）
Once again, Aug. 15 has arrived. It is the day on which the nation commemorates its war dead and renews its pledge for peace.
今年も８月１５日を迎えた。戦没者を追悼し平和への誓いを新たにする日である。
Sixty-five years have passed since the end of World War II. However, wars and regional conflicts continue around the world despite efforts by the United Nations and others for nuclear disarmament and peace negotiations. We have yet to see a clear path to global peace.
第２次世界大戦が終わってから６５年。国連を中心に核軍縮や紛争調停の努力が続けられているが、戦争や地域紛争は絶えることがなく、平和への道筋はなかなか見えてこない。
Looking back on the end of the war in the summer of 1945 means reflecting on the origins of postwar Japan, which pledged to follow the path of international cooperation.
１９４５年の終戦の夏を顧みることは、国際協調の道を歩むことを誓った戦後日本の原点を問い直してみることでもあろう。
Today, the idea that the end of the war on Aug. 15 brought immediate peace to people's lives seems to have taken root in society.
終戦と言えば、８月１５日を区切りに平和な日々が始まったというイメージが定着している。
Last-minute aggression
However, the Soviet troops that had invaded Japanese-held Manchuria in northeastern China just a week earlier on Aug. 9, in violation of a neutrality pact with Japan, continued their combat operations even after Aug. 15.
しかし、８月９日に日ソ中立条約を破って満州（現中国東北部）に侵攻を始めたソ連軍は、１５日以降も進撃を続けた。
On Aug. 18, Soviet troops landed on Shumushu Island, the northernmost island in the Chishima group of islets, turning the island into a fierce battlefield between a garrison of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Soviet forces. Author Jiro Asada recently published a novel based on the battle, titled "Owarazaru Natsu" (Never-ending summer). The work helped the incident become more widely known to the public.
１８日には千島列島最北の占守(しゅむしゅ)島にソ連軍が上陸、日本軍守備隊との間で激しい戦闘が行われた。最近、これを素材にした浅田次郎氏の小説「終わらざる夏」が刊行されて、一般にも広く知られるようになった。
In Maokacho, a town in Sakhalin under Japanese rule, nine female telephone operators, who stayed on until the bitter end to maintain communications, killed themselves. A film called "Hyosetsu no Mon" (Gate of ice and snow), which is based on the tragedy and takes its title from the name of a monument in Hokkaido, has just been rereleased for the first time in 36 years.
樺太（サハリン）の真岡町では、最後まで通信業務に携わっていた女性交換手９人が自決した。この悲劇を伝える映画「氷雪の門」も今夏、３６年ぶりに劇場公開されている。
Under international law, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers on Sept. 2, 1945, with a signing ceremony aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. However, U.S. forces and most others stopped their attacks against Japan immediately after the Japanese government expressed its intention to accept the Potsdam Declaration on Aug. 14.
国際法上は、日本が降伏文書に調印した９月２日に降伏は成立した。しかし、日本政府が８月１４日にポツダム宣言の受諾を表明したのを受けて、アメリカ軍などはすみやかに攻撃を停止している。
However, the Soviet troops continued their invasion and occupied four islands off Hokkaido, including Kunashiri Island, that are historically an integral part of Japan.
ソ連軍は侵攻を続け、日本固有の領土である国後島など北方４島を占拠した。
About 600,000 Japanese officers, soldiers and others were captured and sent to concentration camps in Siberia and other parts of the Soviet Union as prisoners of war and forced to engage in harsh labor. About 60,000 of them are believed to have died in concentration camps due to hunger and cold.
日本軍将兵ら約６０万人が捕虜としてシベリアなどの収容所に送られ、過酷な強制労働を強いられた。約６万人が飢えや寒さにより死亡した。
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian President Boris Yeltsin in 1993 offered an apology for the detention in Siberia, calling it an "inhumane" act.
シベリア抑留については、旧ソ連崩壊後の９３年、ロシアのエリツィン大統領が「非人間的」な行為だったとして謝罪している。
Last month, however, Russia designated Sept. 2 as the anniversary of the end of World War II, effectively stipulating it as the day the former Soviet Union triumphed over Japan. The Russian move is seen as a response to Japan's demand that Russia return the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
しかし、ロシアは先月、日本が降伏文書に調印した９月２日を第２次世界大戦終結の記念日に定めた。事実上の「対日戦勝記念日」で、日本の北方領土返還要求をけん制したものでもあろう。
In light of such a move, Japan must be persistent in demanding that Russia return the islands.
政府は、北方４島の返還を今後とも粘り強く要求していかなければならない。
Cruel atomic bombings
Another tragedy in the summer in 1945 was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
終戦の夏のもう一つの悲劇は、広島、長崎への原爆投下だ。
U.S. President Harry Truman insisted that the U.S. government had no choice other than dropping the atomic bombs on the two cities because Japan had refused to accept the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded unconditional surrender. However, the declaration was issued on July 26, the day after the president issued an order to drop the bombs.
日本がポツダム宣言を拒否したために、やむなく原爆を投下したとトルーマン米大統領は主張していた。しかし、７月２５日に原爆投下命令が出された後、翌２６日にポツダム宣言は発表されている。
Yet, if the Japanese government had announced its intention to accept the declaration immediately after the announcement, it might have been possible to avoid the bombings. The then Japanese leaders wasted time, pinning too much hope on the possibility of Soviet mediations for peace.
それでも、日本政府がポツダム宣言の受け入れを、間を置かず表明していれば、原爆投下を回避できたかもしれない。当時の日本の指導者は、ソ連仲介による和平工作に期待し、時間を空費した。
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos became the first official U.S. representative to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 this year. However, some in the United States criticized his attendance at the event, saying it could be interpreted as an "unsaid apology."
今月６日、ルース駐日米大使は広島市の平和記念式典に米政府を代表して初めて参列した。それでも米国内からは「無言の謝罪と受け止められかねない」と批判の声が上がっている。
For the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, who said the United States has a moral responsibility to lead as the only nation ever to have used a nuclear weapon, it must have been a delicate decision.
核を使用した米国の道義的責任を認めたオバマ政権として、ぎりぎりの決断だったのだろう。
There are strong arguments in the United States that the dropping of the atomic bombs saved the lives of many Americans by avoiding battles on mainland Japan.
米国では、「原爆投下で本土上陸作戦が回避されたことにより、多数の米国人の生命が救われた」とする主張が根強い。
However, the use of such cruel weapons deprived more than 200,000 citizens in Hiroshima and Nagasaki of their lives. The gravity of this fact cannot be erased.
しかし、原爆という残虐な兵器の使用によって、２０万人を超える広島、長崎の市民の生命が奪われた事実の重みは消えない。
Remember and reflect
Meanwhile, if Japan does not openly admit its own mistakes of the past and reflect on them, the country will not be able to win the confidence of the international community.
一方で、日本も過去の誤りを率直に認め反省しなければ国際社会からの信頼は得られない。
Japan misunderstood the world situation of the time and entered a reckless war while becoming increasingly isolated in the international community. It brought immense tragedy to the peoples of China and other East Asian countries.
日本は世界の情勢を見誤り、国際社会からの孤立を深めていく中で無謀な戦争を始めた。中国はじめ東アジアの人々にも多大の惨害をもたらした。
In 2005, taking the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, The Yomiuri Shimbun reexamined who was responsible for the Showa War.
読売新聞では戦後６０年を機に、昭和戦争の戦争責任の検証を行った。
(The Yomiuri coined the term "Showa War" in connection with its war responsibility series to describe the period of conflict lasting from the Manchurian Incident of 1931 to the end of World War II in 1945.)
As a result, many Class-A war criminals, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who were tried at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (also called the Tokyo Trial), were among those found to bear responsibility for the Showa War.
その結果、東条英機元首相ら極東国際軍事裁判（東京裁判）の「Ａ級戦犯」の多くが、昭和戦争の責任者と重なった。
This year's Aug. 15 is the first time for the anniversary of the end of the war to be observed by a Democratic Party of Japan-led administration. Prime Minister Naoto Kan and all his Cabinet members were expected to shun the controversial visits to Yasukuni Shrine that have been made by some of their predecessors.
今年は民主党政権になって初めての「終戦の日」でもある。菅内閣の閣僚全員が、靖国神社への参拝はしないという。
Kan said that he would not visit the Shinto shrine during his term of office, as Class-A war criminals are enshrined there.
菅首相は、靖国神社に「Ａ級戦犯」が合祀(ごうし)されているため、「首相在任中に参拝するつもりはない」と語っている。
In its policy platform announced last year, the DPJ expressed its intention to tackle the building of a new national memorial facility for the war dead. Full-scale discussion should begin with the aim of building a permanent facility where anyone can pay memorial tribute to the war dead without being troubled in mind.
民主党は昨年の政策集で、新たな国立追悼施設の設置に取り組む考えを表明していた。誰もが、わだかまりなく戦没者を追悼できる恒久的施設の建立に向けて、本格的な議論を進めていくべきだ。
Also this year, the government was expected to hold its annual ceremony Sunday at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to mourn the nation's war dead. Although years have passed, the war remains deep in the memories of the Japanese people, which are handed down from generation to generation.
今年も東京・九段の日本武道館で、政府主催の全国戦没者追悼式が行われる。歳月は流れたが、戦争の記憶は日本人の胸に深く刻まれ、語り継がれている。
We hope that Aug. 15 will be a day to renew our determination to take assertive steps for world peace, seeking international cooperation and taking history into account.
「終戦の日」は、過去の歴史を踏まえつつ、国際協調の下、世界平和のため積極的に行動する決意を新たにする日にしたい。
By doing so, we would surely carry out the wishes of those who died in the war.
そのことが先の大戦で亡くなった人々の遺志を生かすことにもなるはずである。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 15, 2010)
（2010年8月15日01時10分 読売新聞）
Renewing our pledge for peace in the future
終戦の日 平和な未来を築く思い新たに（8月15日付・読売社説）
Once again, Aug. 15 has arrived. It is the day on which the nation commemorates its war dead and renews its pledge for peace.
今年も８月１５日を迎えた。戦没者を追悼し平和への誓いを新たにする日である。
Sixty-five years have passed since the end of World War II. However, wars and regional conflicts continue around the world despite efforts by the United Nations and others for nuclear disarmament and peace negotiations. We have yet to see a clear path to global peace.
第２次世界大戦が終わってから６５年。国連を中心に核軍縮や紛争調停の努力が続けられているが、戦争や地域紛争は絶えることがなく、平和への道筋はなかなか見えてこない。
Looking back on the end of the war in the summer of 1945 means reflecting on the origins of postwar Japan, which pledged to follow the path of international cooperation.
１９４５年の終戦の夏を顧みることは、国際協調の道を歩むことを誓った戦後日本の原点を問い直してみることでもあろう。
Today, the idea that the end of the war on Aug. 15 brought immediate peace to people's lives seems to have taken root in society.
終戦と言えば、８月１５日を区切りに平和な日々が始まったというイメージが定着している。
Last-minute aggression
However, the Soviet troops that had invaded Japanese-held Manchuria in northeastern China just a week earlier on Aug. 9, in violation of a neutrality pact with Japan, continued their combat operations even after Aug. 15.
しかし、８月９日に日ソ中立条約を破って満州（現中国東北部）に侵攻を始めたソ連軍は、１５日以降も進撃を続けた。
On Aug. 18, Soviet troops landed on Shumushu Island, the northernmost island in the Chishima group of islets, turning the island into a fierce battlefield between a garrison of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Soviet forces. Author Jiro Asada recently published a novel based on the battle, titled "Owarazaru Natsu" (Never-ending summer). The work helped the incident become more widely known to the public.
１８日には千島列島最北の占守(しゅむしゅ)島にソ連軍が上陸、日本軍守備隊との間で激しい戦闘が行われた。最近、これを素材にした浅田次郎氏の小説「終わらざる夏」が刊行されて、一般にも広く知られるようになった。
In Maokacho, a town in Sakhalin under Japanese rule, nine female telephone operators, who stayed on until the bitter end to maintain communications, killed themselves. A film called "Hyosetsu no Mon" (Gate of ice and snow), which is based on the tragedy and takes its title from the name of a monument in Hokkaido, has just been rereleased for the first time in 36 years.
樺太（サハリン）の真岡町では、最後まで通信業務に携わっていた女性交換手９人が自決した。この悲劇を伝える映画「氷雪の門」も今夏、３６年ぶりに劇場公開されている。
Under international law, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers on Sept. 2, 1945, with a signing ceremony aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. However, U.S. forces and most others stopped their attacks against Japan immediately after the Japanese government expressed its intention to accept the Potsdam Declaration on Aug. 14.
国際法上は、日本が降伏文書に調印した９月２日に降伏は成立した。しかし、日本政府が８月１４日にポツダム宣言の受諾を表明したのを受けて、アメリカ軍などはすみやかに攻撃を停止している。
However, the Soviet troops continued their invasion and occupied four islands off Hokkaido, including Kunashiri Island, that are historically an integral part of Japan.
ソ連軍は侵攻を続け、日本固有の領土である国後島など北方４島を占拠した。
About 600,000 Japanese officers, soldiers and others were captured and sent to concentration camps in Siberia and other parts of the Soviet Union as prisoners of war and forced to engage in harsh labor. About 60,000 of them are believed to have died in concentration camps due to hunger and cold.
日本軍将兵ら約６０万人が捕虜としてシベリアなどの収容所に送られ、過酷な強制労働を強いられた。約６万人が飢えや寒さにより死亡した。
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian President Boris Yeltsin in 1993 offered an apology for the detention in Siberia, calling it an "inhumane" act.
シベリア抑留については、旧ソ連崩壊後の９３年、ロシアのエリツィン大統領が「非人間的」な行為だったとして謝罪している。
Last month, however, Russia designated Sept. 2 as the anniversary of the end of World War II, effectively stipulating it as the day the former Soviet Union triumphed over Japan. The Russian move is seen as a response to Japan's demand that Russia return the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
しかし、ロシアは先月、日本が降伏文書に調印した９月２日を第２次世界大戦終結の記念日に定めた。事実上の「対日戦勝記念日」で、日本の北方領土返還要求をけん制したものでもあろう。
In light of such a move, Japan must be persistent in demanding that Russia return the islands.
政府は、北方４島の返還を今後とも粘り強く要求していかなければならない。
Cruel atomic bombings
Another tragedy in the summer in 1945 was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
終戦の夏のもう一つの悲劇は、広島、長崎への原爆投下だ。
U.S. President Harry Truman insisted that the U.S. government had no choice other than dropping the atomic bombs on the two cities because Japan had refused to accept the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded unconditional surrender. However, the declaration was issued on July 26, the day after the president issued an order to drop the bombs.
日本がポツダム宣言を拒否したために、やむなく原爆を投下したとトルーマン米大統領は主張していた。しかし、７月２５日に原爆投下命令が出された後、翌２６日にポツダム宣言は発表されている。
Yet, if the Japanese government had announced its intention to accept the declaration immediately after the announcement, it might have been possible to avoid the bombings. The then Japanese leaders wasted time, pinning too much hope on the possibility of Soviet mediations for peace.
それでも、日本政府がポツダム宣言の受け入れを、間を置かず表明していれば、原爆投下を回避できたかもしれない。当時の日本の指導者は、ソ連仲介による和平工作に期待し、時間を空費した。
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos became the first official U.S. representative to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 this year. However, some in the United States criticized his attendance at the event, saying it could be interpreted as an "unsaid apology."
今月６日、ルース駐日米大使は広島市の平和記念式典に米政府を代表して初めて参列した。それでも米国内からは「無言の謝罪と受け止められかねない」と批判の声が上がっている。
For the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, who said the United States has a moral responsibility to lead as the only nation ever to have used a nuclear weapon, it must have been a delicate decision.
核を使用した米国の道義的責任を認めたオバマ政権として、ぎりぎりの決断だったのだろう。
There are strong arguments in the United States that the dropping of the atomic bombs saved the lives of many Americans by avoiding battles on mainland Japan.
米国では、「原爆投下で本土上陸作戦が回避されたことにより、多数の米国人の生命が救われた」とする主張が根強い。
However, the use of such cruel weapons deprived more than 200,000 citizens in Hiroshima and Nagasaki of their lives. The gravity of this fact cannot be erased.
しかし、原爆という残虐な兵器の使用によって、２０万人を超える広島、長崎の市民の生命が奪われた事実の重みは消えない。
Remember and reflect
Meanwhile, if Japan does not openly admit its own mistakes of the past and reflect on them, the country will not be able to win the confidence of the international community.
一方で、日本も過去の誤りを率直に認め反省しなければ国際社会からの信頼は得られない。
Japan misunderstood the world situation of the time and entered a reckless war while becoming increasingly isolated in the international community. It brought immense tragedy to the peoples of China and other East Asian countries.
日本は世界の情勢を見誤り、国際社会からの孤立を深めていく中で無謀な戦争を始めた。中国はじめ東アジアの人々にも多大の惨害をもたらした。
In 2005, taking the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, The Yomiuri Shimbun reexamined who was responsible for the Showa War.
読売新聞では戦後６０年を機に、昭和戦争の戦争責任の検証を行った。
(The Yomiuri coined the term "Showa War" in connection with its war responsibility series to describe the period of conflict lasting from the Manchurian Incident of 1931 to the end of World War II in 1945.)
As a result, many Class-A war criminals, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who were tried at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (also called the Tokyo Trial), were among those found to bear responsibility for the Showa War.
その結果、東条英機元首相ら極東国際軍事裁判（東京裁判）の「Ａ級戦犯」の多くが、昭和戦争の責任者と重なった。
This year's Aug. 15 is the first time for the anniversary of the end of the war to be observed by a Democratic Party of Japan-led administration. Prime Minister Naoto Kan and all his Cabinet members were expected to shun the controversial visits to Yasukuni Shrine that have been made by some of their predecessors.
今年は民主党政権になって初めての「終戦の日」でもある。菅内閣の閣僚全員が、靖国神社への参拝はしないという。
Kan said that he would not visit the Shinto shrine during his term of office, as Class-A war criminals are enshrined there.
菅首相は、靖国神社に「Ａ級戦犯」が合祀(ごうし)されているため、「首相在任中に参拝するつもりはない」と語っている。
In its policy platform announced last year, the DPJ expressed its intention to tackle the building of a new national memorial facility for the war dead. Full-scale discussion should begin with the aim of building a permanent facility where anyone can pay memorial tribute to the war dead without being troubled in mind.
民主党は昨年の政策集で、新たな国立追悼施設の設置に取り組む考えを表明していた。誰もが、わだかまりなく戦没者を追悼できる恒久的施設の建立に向けて、本格的な議論を進めていくべきだ。
Also this year, the government was expected to hold its annual ceremony Sunday at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to mourn the nation's war dead. Although years have passed, the war remains deep in the memories of the Japanese people, which are handed down from generation to generation.
今年も東京・九段の日本武道館で、政府主催の全国戦没者追悼式が行われる。歳月は流れたが、戦争の記憶は日本人の胸に深く刻まれ、語り継がれている。
We hope that Aug. 15 will be a day to renew our determination to take assertive steps for world peace, seeking international cooperation and taking history into account.
「終戦の日」は、過去の歴史を踏まえつつ、国際協調の下、世界平和のため積極的に行動する決意を新たにする日にしたい。
By doing so, we would surely carry out the wishes of those who died in the war.
そのことが先の大戦で亡くなった人々の遺志を生かすことにもなるはずである。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 15, 2010)
（2010年8月15日01時10分 読売新聞）
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 15, 2010)
New sumo chief must clean house
放駒新理事長 改革断行し開かれた相撲界に（8月14日付・読売社説）
The installation of a new chairman of the Japan Sumo Association is a chance to renew the professional sumo world. It is a chance the JSA must seize.
理事長の交代を大相撲再生の契機としなければならない。
Musashigawa, formerly yokozuna Mienoumi, resigned the JSA chairmanship Thursday, and Hanaregoma, formerly ozeki Kaiketsu, was elected to become the 11th chairman of the sport's governing body.
日本相撲協会の武蔵川理事長（元横綱三重ノ海）が辞任し、その後任の第１１代理事長に放駒(はなれごま)親方（元大関魁傑）が選出された。
As public trust in the sumo world is eroding over the illegal baseball gambling scandal, the new chairman needs to exercise strong leadership to carry out drastic reform of the association.
野球賭博問題で角界への信頼が失墜する中、新理事長には相撲協会の抜本改革を断行する強いリーダーシップが求められる。
Scandals and resignations
Musashigawa took the chairman's post two years ago, succeeding Kitanoumi, who had resigned to take responsibility over a drug scandal. Although Musashigawa appeared to be resolved to reform the sumo world, he failed to actually do so.
武蔵川理事長は２年前、大麻問題の責任をとって退任した北の湖理事長（当時）の後を継いだ。改革に意欲をみせたものの、角界を立て直すには至らなかった。
Following the revelation that sumo wrestlers of his stable were involved in baseball gambling, Musashigawa was suspended from duty during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament last month. He thus was unable to exercise his leadership in the operation of the event.
名古屋場所では、自らの部屋の力士が野球賭博にかかわっていたため謹慎処分を受け、場所運営で指導力を発揮できなかった。
He cited poor health as his reason for stepping down, but he apparently resigned to take responsibility over the scandal.
体調不良を辞任の理由に挙げているが、事実上の引責辞任といえるだろう。
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, which oversees the JSA, had indicated it was desirable for the association to have someone from outside the sumo world, rather than a former sumo wrestler, take up the chairman's post.
新理事長について、相撲協会を監督する文部科学省は、力士出身者ではなく、外部の人材が望ましいとの意向を示していた。
This stance likely reflected the reality that stablemasters, deeply embedded in a closed organizational culture, failed to correct its flaws on their own despite a series of scandals involving the sumo world.
度重なる不祥事で、閉鎖体質に染まった親方たちが自浄能力を発揮できなかった実態を踏まえての判断だったのだろう。
But the JSA board again picked an insider for the chairman's post. This can be interpreted as a sign that board members believe only former wrestlers, who are familiar with the inner workings of the sumo world, can serve in the association's top post.
だが、理事会は“身内”の理事長を選んだ。協会トップの理事長は、角界の内情を知る力士出身者にしか務まらないという理事会の意思の表れといえる。
Hanaregoma won popularity as a wrestler for his sincere attitude in the ring. As a stablemaster, he has nurtured yokozuna Onokuni and others and is known to be scrupulous. The JSA thus pinned its hopes on his clean image as it looked for someone to steer the body toward revival.
放駒新理事長は現役時代、真摯(しんし)な土俵態度で人気があった。親方としては、横綱大乃国らを育て、実直な人柄でも知られる。相撲協会は、そのクリーンなイメージに再生の舵(かじ)取りを託したわけだ。
Hanaregoma said at an inauguration press conference, "I'll make my utmost effort now that I've accepted the post." He also has indicated that he will consider increasing the number of JSA executives from outside the sumo world to tackle the mountain of problems it faces.
放駒新理事長は、「引き受けた以上は最大の努力を払いたい」と語った。山積する課題に対処するために、外部役員の増員を検討する考えも示した。
We hope the JSA will be transformed into an open organization by discarding its inward-looking mentality--of which it is sarcastically said that common sense in the sumo world is not common sense for the general public--and that it will proactively incorporate the views of outside people.
「角界の常識は世間の非常識」と言われる内向きの論理を排除し、外部の意見を積極的に取り入れ、開かれた相撲協会へと変えていってもらいたい。
Toss gangs out of ring
The JSA must first sever ties with gang organizations, which were revealed in a series of scandals, including the illegal betting on professional baseball games. The first step to restore public trust must be to expeditiously and thoroughly implement antigang measures.
最優先で取り組まねばならないのは、野球賭博問題などで浮き彫りになった暴力団との関係を断ち切ることだ。暴力団排除対策を速やかに実施し、徹底することが、信頼回復の第一歩となる。
It is also essential to address medium- to long-term issues such as the JSA's organizational reform.
相撲協会の組織改革など、中長期的な課題も避けて通れまい。
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starts on Sept. 12. Within less than a month, the new JSA chairman must take the lead in presenting a road map for reform with which sumo fans would be satisfied.
秋場所の初日は９月１２日だ。新理事長が先頭に立ち、あと１か月足らずの間に、ファンが納得する改革の道筋を示す必要がある。
The sumo world will otherwise again find itself at the center of an imbroglio such as was seen in the Nagoya meet, which was rocked by such developments as NHK's decision not to broadcast the event live.
そうでなければ、ＮＨＫの中継中止などで揺れた名古屋場所の騒動を繰り返すことになる。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 14, 2010)
（2010年8月14日01時11分 読売新聞）
New sumo chief must clean house
放駒新理事長 改革断行し開かれた相撲界に（8月14日付・読売社説）
The installation of a new chairman of the Japan Sumo Association is a chance to renew the professional sumo world. It is a chance the JSA must seize.
理事長の交代を大相撲再生の契機としなければならない。
Musashigawa, formerly yokozuna Mienoumi, resigned the JSA chairmanship Thursday, and Hanaregoma, formerly ozeki Kaiketsu, was elected to become the 11th chairman of the sport's governing body.
日本相撲協会の武蔵川理事長（元横綱三重ノ海）が辞任し、その後任の第１１代理事長に放駒(はなれごま)親方（元大関魁傑）が選出された。
As public trust in the sumo world is eroding over the illegal baseball gambling scandal, the new chairman needs to exercise strong leadership to carry out drastic reform of the association.
野球賭博問題で角界への信頼が失墜する中、新理事長には相撲協会の抜本改革を断行する強いリーダーシップが求められる。
Scandals and resignations
Musashigawa took the chairman's post two years ago, succeeding Kitanoumi, who had resigned to take responsibility over a drug scandal. Although Musashigawa appeared to be resolved to reform the sumo world, he failed to actually do so.
武蔵川理事長は２年前、大麻問題の責任をとって退任した北の湖理事長（当時）の後を継いだ。改革に意欲をみせたものの、角界を立て直すには至らなかった。
Following the revelation that sumo wrestlers of his stable were involved in baseball gambling, Musashigawa was suspended from duty during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament last month. He thus was unable to exercise his leadership in the operation of the event.
名古屋場所では、自らの部屋の力士が野球賭博にかかわっていたため謹慎処分を受け、場所運営で指導力を発揮できなかった。
He cited poor health as his reason for stepping down, but he apparently resigned to take responsibility over the scandal.
体調不良を辞任の理由に挙げているが、事実上の引責辞任といえるだろう。
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, which oversees the JSA, had indicated it was desirable for the association to have someone from outside the sumo world, rather than a former sumo wrestler, take up the chairman's post.
新理事長について、相撲協会を監督する文部科学省は、力士出身者ではなく、外部の人材が望ましいとの意向を示していた。
This stance likely reflected the reality that stablemasters, deeply embedded in a closed organizational culture, failed to correct its flaws on their own despite a series of scandals involving the sumo world.
度重なる不祥事で、閉鎖体質に染まった親方たちが自浄能力を発揮できなかった実態を踏まえての判断だったのだろう。
But the JSA board again picked an insider for the chairman's post. This can be interpreted as a sign that board members believe only former wrestlers, who are familiar with the inner workings of the sumo world, can serve in the association's top post.
だが、理事会は“身内”の理事長を選んだ。協会トップの理事長は、角界の内情を知る力士出身者にしか務まらないという理事会の意思の表れといえる。
Hanaregoma won popularity as a wrestler for his sincere attitude in the ring. As a stablemaster, he has nurtured yokozuna Onokuni and others and is known to be scrupulous. The JSA thus pinned its hopes on his clean image as it looked for someone to steer the body toward revival.
放駒新理事長は現役時代、真摯(しんし)な土俵態度で人気があった。親方としては、横綱大乃国らを育て、実直な人柄でも知られる。相撲協会は、そのクリーンなイメージに再生の舵(かじ)取りを託したわけだ。
Hanaregoma said at an inauguration press conference, "I'll make my utmost effort now that I've accepted the post." He also has indicated that he will consider increasing the number of JSA executives from outside the sumo world to tackle the mountain of problems it faces.
放駒新理事長は、「引き受けた以上は最大の努力を払いたい」と語った。山積する課題に対処するために、外部役員の増員を検討する考えも示した。
We hope the JSA will be transformed into an open organization by discarding its inward-looking mentality--of which it is sarcastically said that common sense in the sumo world is not common sense for the general public--and that it will proactively incorporate the views of outside people.
「角界の常識は世間の非常識」と言われる内向きの論理を排除し、外部の意見を積極的に取り入れ、開かれた相撲協会へと変えていってもらいたい。
Toss gangs out of ring
The JSA must first sever ties with gang organizations, which were revealed in a series of scandals, including the illegal betting on professional baseball games. The first step to restore public trust must be to expeditiously and thoroughly implement antigang measures.
最優先で取り組まねばならないのは、野球賭博問題などで浮き彫りになった暴力団との関係を断ち切ることだ。暴力団排除対策を速やかに実施し、徹底することが、信頼回復の第一歩となる。
It is also essential to address medium- to long-term issues such as the JSA's organizational reform.
相撲協会の組織改革など、中長期的な課題も避けて通れまい。
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starts on Sept. 12. Within less than a month, the new JSA chairman must take the lead in presenting a road map for reform with which sumo fans would be satisfied.
秋場所の初日は９月１２日だ。新理事長が先頭に立ち、あと１か月足らずの間に、ファンが納得する改革の道筋を示す必要がある。
The sumo world will otherwise again find itself at the center of an imbroglio such as was seen in the Nagoya meet, which was rocked by such developments as NHK's decision not to broadcast the event live.
そうでなければ、ＮＨＫの中継中止などで揺れた名古屋場所の騒動を繰り返すことになる。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 14, 2010)
（2010年8月14日01時11分 読売新聞）
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 14, 2010)
Govt, BOJ must do more to stem yen's rise
円急騰 政府・日銀は為替安定へ動け（8月13日付・読売社説）
There has been no sign of an end to the strong yen and weak dollar, due to widespread concerns about a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy in recent days. The government and the Bank of Japan should increase their cooperation in taking flexible steps to stabilize the yen's value.
米国の景気減速懸念から、円高・ドル安に歯止めがかからない。為替安定へ、政府と日銀が連携を強化し、機動的に対応すべきだ。
In early Thursday trading, the U.S. dollar temporarily dropped to the 84 yen level in Tokyo, its lowest against the yen since 1995. The yen's value reached an all-time high in that year, with the U.S. currency traded in the 79 yen range.
The rapid surge in the yen's value, if it continues unabated, could bring it close to yet another record high. As things stand today, the yen is the sole major currency whose value has not stopped increasing, as illustrated by its continued rise against the euro.
円相場は１ドル＝８４円台に上昇した。１９９５年以来、１５年ぶりの水準だ。この年に７９円台の史上最高値を記録したが、このまま円高が進めば、最高値をうかがう展開もあり得る。対ユーロでも円が上昇し、円独歩高といえよう。
The yen's sharp advance could undermine the slight recovery in the economy, diminishing profits gained by carmakers, electronic manufacturers and other exporting companies whose business performance is beginning to improve at long last.
円急騰は、ようやく業績が好転し始めた自動車、電機などの輸出企業の収益を圧迫し、景気回復に悪影響を与えかねない。
There are concerns that the fall in import prices that inevitably accompanies a strong yen could further prolong this country's deflation.
円高に伴う輸入価格の下落により、日本のデフレがさらに長期化することも懸念される。
Fed move sends stocks down
On Thursday, Tokyo stocks sharply fell as investors were unnerved by the accelerated appreciation of the yen. The exchange rate fluctuations that may follow must be vigilantly watched.
円高加速が嫌気され、１２日の東京株式市場の株価は急落した。今後の為替相場の動きを警戒しなければならない。
The rapid rise in the yen's value can be attributed to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's decision Tuesday to effectively conduct additional monetary easing after significantly lowering its forecast for the U.S. economy.
円高が進んだきっかけは、米連邦準備制度理事会（ＦＲＢ）が１０日、景気判断を大幅に下方修正し、事実上の追加金融緩和策に踏み切ったことである。
The Fed's decision seeks to underpin the economy through measures aimed at lowering long-term interest rates but not reducing the money supply to the market. The latest move also may signify an attempt by the Fed to preemptively contain growing deflationary concerns in the United States.
市場への資金供給量を減らさずに、長期金利の低下を促し、景気を下支えする狙いだ。米国でも台頭し始めたデフレ懸念に対し、先手を打つ思惑もあろう。
However, the market has become even more cautious about an anticipated business slowdown, as indicated by the worsening employment situation and slumping personal consumption. Combined with speculation that the drop in U.S. interest rates will reduce the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates, this has encouraged dollar selling.
しかし、市場ではむしろ、雇用悪化と個人消費の低迷など、景気減速への警戒感が一段と高まったといえる。米国の金利低下で、日米金利差が縮小するという見方も重なり、ドルが売られている。
Market players are apparently buying the yen after weighing the stability of each major currency and concluding the yen is relatively stable and therefore the best buy once potentially precarious currencies are eleminated from the list of viable choices.
比較的安定した通貨と受け止められた円が、“消去法”で買われている事情もある。
The Fed's new easy credit policy is not without concerns. Many market players feel there is a limit to what can be accomplished to shore up the U.S. economy through the additional monetary easing.
気がかりなのは、ＦＲＢの追加策による景気テコ入れ効果が限定的とみられる点だろう。
U.S. seems at impasse
President Barack Obama's administration has good reason to feel hesitant about implementing a new economy-boosting package if it stops to think about the nation's federal deficit. The U.S. government seems to find itself at an impasse, not knowing what kind of measures should be implemented to overcome the situation.
財政赤字を抱えたオバマ政権も、新たな景気刺激策を実施しにくい。政策に手詰まり感がみえる。
With these problems in mind, U.S. authorities are poised to allow the weak dollar--an obvious boost for the U.S. export drive--to continue for the foreseeable future. They hope U.S. exports will prop up the country's economy.
そこで米当局は、当面は輸出で景気を下支えしようと、輸出促進にプラスになるドル安の進行を容認する構えのようだ。
Such is also the case with European nations, some of which are experiencing fiscal crises. These countries seem to rely on drops in their currencies' values as a means of underpinning their respective economies.
財政危機問題を抱えた欧州も事情は同じで、通貨安頼みがうかがえる。
All this is in stark contrast to the failure of the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan to take appropriate measures.
そんな中、円急騰に無策ぶりが目立つのが日本政府と日銀だ。
On Tuesday, the central bank decided to maintain its current monetary policy. However, we believe there is a pressing need to consider additional measures to deal with the ongoing situation, including the expansion of its quantitative relaxation. The bank lacks a sense of urgency.
日銀は１０日、金融政策の現状維持を決めたばかりだが、量的緩和策の拡充を含め、追加策の検討が急務ではないか。あまりにも危機感が足りない。
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has said it will put together a report detailing how the strong yen has affected corporations it will survey by the end of the month. However, the ministry has been slow to make this decision.
経済産業省は円高が経営などに与える影響について、企業調査を月内にまとめるという。しかし、これも緩慢すぎる。
The government and the Bank of Japan should not hesitate to intervene in the exchange market and stem the sharp rise in the yen's value.
政府・日銀は、円高阻止の為替介入をためらうべきでない。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 13, 2010)
（2010年8月13日01時32分 読売新聞）
Govt, BOJ must do more to stem yen's rise
円急騰 政府・日銀は為替安定へ動け（8月13日付・読売社説）
There has been no sign of an end to the strong yen and weak dollar, due to widespread concerns about a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy in recent days. The government and the Bank of Japan should increase their cooperation in taking flexible steps to stabilize the yen's value.
米国の景気減速懸念から、円高・ドル安に歯止めがかからない。為替安定へ、政府と日銀が連携を強化し、機動的に対応すべきだ。
In early Thursday trading, the U.S. dollar temporarily dropped to the 84 yen level in Tokyo, its lowest against the yen since 1995. The yen's value reached an all-time high in that year, with the U.S. currency traded in the 79 yen range.
The rapid surge in the yen's value, if it continues unabated, could bring it close to yet another record high. As things stand today, the yen is the sole major currency whose value has not stopped increasing, as illustrated by its continued rise against the euro.
円相場は１ドル＝８４円台に上昇した。１９９５年以来、１５年ぶりの水準だ。この年に７９円台の史上最高値を記録したが、このまま円高が進めば、最高値をうかがう展開もあり得る。対ユーロでも円が上昇し、円独歩高といえよう。
The yen's sharp advance could undermine the slight recovery in the economy, diminishing profits gained by carmakers, electronic manufacturers and other exporting companies whose business performance is beginning to improve at long last.
円急騰は、ようやく業績が好転し始めた自動車、電機などの輸出企業の収益を圧迫し、景気回復に悪影響を与えかねない。
There are concerns that the fall in import prices that inevitably accompanies a strong yen could further prolong this country's deflation.
円高に伴う輸入価格の下落により、日本のデフレがさらに長期化することも懸念される。
Fed move sends stocks down
On Thursday, Tokyo stocks sharply fell as investors were unnerved by the accelerated appreciation of the yen. The exchange rate fluctuations that may follow must be vigilantly watched.
円高加速が嫌気され、１２日の東京株式市場の株価は急落した。今後の為替相場の動きを警戒しなければならない。
The rapid rise in the yen's value can be attributed to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's decision Tuesday to effectively conduct additional monetary easing after significantly lowering its forecast for the U.S. economy.
円高が進んだきっかけは、米連邦準備制度理事会（ＦＲＢ）が１０日、景気判断を大幅に下方修正し、事実上の追加金融緩和策に踏み切ったことである。
The Fed's decision seeks to underpin the economy through measures aimed at lowering long-term interest rates but not reducing the money supply to the market. The latest move also may signify an attempt by the Fed to preemptively contain growing deflationary concerns in the United States.
市場への資金供給量を減らさずに、長期金利の低下を促し、景気を下支えする狙いだ。米国でも台頭し始めたデフレ懸念に対し、先手を打つ思惑もあろう。
However, the market has become even more cautious about an anticipated business slowdown, as indicated by the worsening employment situation and slumping personal consumption. Combined with speculation that the drop in U.S. interest rates will reduce the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates, this has encouraged dollar selling.
しかし、市場ではむしろ、雇用悪化と個人消費の低迷など、景気減速への警戒感が一段と高まったといえる。米国の金利低下で、日米金利差が縮小するという見方も重なり、ドルが売られている。
Market players are apparently buying the yen after weighing the stability of each major currency and concluding the yen is relatively stable and therefore the best buy once potentially precarious currencies are eleminated from the list of viable choices.
比較的安定した通貨と受け止められた円が、“消去法”で買われている事情もある。
The Fed's new easy credit policy is not without concerns. Many market players feel there is a limit to what can be accomplished to shore up the U.S. economy through the additional monetary easing.
気がかりなのは、ＦＲＢの追加策による景気テコ入れ効果が限定的とみられる点だろう。
U.S. seems at impasse
President Barack Obama's administration has good reason to feel hesitant about implementing a new economy-boosting package if it stops to think about the nation's federal deficit. The U.S. government seems to find itself at an impasse, not knowing what kind of measures should be implemented to overcome the situation.
財政赤字を抱えたオバマ政権も、新たな景気刺激策を実施しにくい。政策に手詰まり感がみえる。
With these problems in mind, U.S. authorities are poised to allow the weak dollar--an obvious boost for the U.S. export drive--to continue for the foreseeable future. They hope U.S. exports will prop up the country's economy.
そこで米当局は、当面は輸出で景気を下支えしようと、輸出促進にプラスになるドル安の進行を容認する構えのようだ。
Such is also the case with European nations, some of which are experiencing fiscal crises. These countries seem to rely on drops in their currencies' values as a means of underpinning their respective economies.
財政危機問題を抱えた欧州も事情は同じで、通貨安頼みがうかがえる。
All this is in stark contrast to the failure of the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan to take appropriate measures.
そんな中、円急騰に無策ぶりが目立つのが日本政府と日銀だ。
On Tuesday, the central bank decided to maintain its current monetary policy. However, we believe there is a pressing need to consider additional measures to deal with the ongoing situation, including the expansion of its quantitative relaxation. The bank lacks a sense of urgency.
日銀は１０日、金融政策の現状維持を決めたばかりだが、量的緩和策の拡充を含め、追加策の検討が急務ではないか。あまりにも危機感が足りない。
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has said it will put together a report detailing how the strong yen has affected corporations it will survey by the end of the month. However, the ministry has been slow to make this decision.
経済産業省は円高が経営などに与える影響について、企業調査を月内にまとめるという。しかし、これも緩慢すぎる。
The government and the Bank of Japan should not hesitate to intervene in the exchange market and stem the sharp rise in the yen's value.
政府・日銀は、円高阻止の為替介入をためらうべきでない。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 13, 2010)
（2010年8月13日01時32分 読売新聞）
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Never let memories of tragic JAL crash fade
御巣鷹２５年 墜落の悲劇を風化させるな（8月12日付・読売社説）
Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the Japan Airlines plane crash on Osutaka Ridge in Uenomura, Gunma Prefecture, that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew members.
日本航空のジャンボ機が群馬県上野村の御巣鷹の尾根に墜落し、乗員乗客５２０人が犠牲となった惨事から、きょう１２日で２５年になる。
The jumbo jet, bound for Osaka after leaving Haneda Airport at dusk, carried businessmen returning home, holidaymakers and people heading to their hometowns for the Bon Festival. In an instant, all these lives were lost.
羽田空港を夕方に離陸し、大阪に向かう便だった。出張帰りのビジネスマンや夏休み中の家族がいた。お盆で帰省する人もいた。そうした人たちの人生が一瞬のうちに断ち切られた。
Bereaved families and JAL officials climb to the crash site on the ridge every year on Aug. 12 to pray for the souls of the dead. However, there have been frequent reports of vandalism around the monument for the victims. Such actions are outrageous.
遺族や日航関係者らは毎年、８月１２日に御巣鷹の尾根への慰霊登山を行ってきた。その慰霊碑の周辺を荒らす行為が続いているという。許し難いことだ。
Many people working in aviation, including JAL employees, started working in the industry after the crash. They should be constantly reminded of the seriousness of the tragedy so that memories of the disaster do not fade.
日航社員を含め、一線で働く航空関係者の多くは事故以降の世代になったが、この悲劇を風化させることなく、起きたことの深刻さを語り継がなければならない。
JAL has repeatedly said: "Osutaka is the starting point for our aviation safety." Safe operations are fundamental to the aviation industry as a whole.
「御巣鷹は安全の原点」と、日航は繰り返してきた。日々、安全の徹底に努める。それは航空業界全体の基本でもある。
The JAL crash is the world's worst single-aircraft accident in terms of the number of victims. Since then, not one major Japanese carrier has experienced a fatal accident involving passengers, either at home or abroad.
単独機の犠牲者数では最大の事故として、今も世界の航空史に記録をとどめる。その後は、日本の大手航空会社は内外で乗客が死亡する事故を起こしていない。
Human error
However, it is true problems have frequently occurred that could have triggered a major accident, making passengers uneasy.
しかし、惨事につながりかねないミスやトラブルは絶えないのが現状だ。そのたびに利用客を不安にさせてきた。
In 2001, JAL jetliners were nearly involved in a midair collision over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. This was caused by air traffic controllers issuing the wrong instructions.
２００１年には静岡県焼津市上空で、あわや空中衝突という日航機同士の異常接近があったが、これは管制官の誤った指示が原因だった。
There also have been a number of human errors committed by cockpit crew, such as starting a takeoff run without permission.
逆に、管制官の許可なく離陸滑走を始めるなど、運航乗務員の人為的ミスも少なくない。
Following the Osutaka Ridge accident, investigative authorities and the government's investigation commission concluded that it was caused by a fracture in the plane's rear pressure bulkhead, due to improper repairs carried out by Boeing Co. of the United States.
御巣鷹事故では、捜査当局や事故調査委員会が、米ボーイング社の修理ミスによる、後部圧力隔壁の破断が原因と認定した。
If there are problems with the aircraft, due to improper repairs, poor maintenance or design flaws, the captain and other cockpit crew members will be unable to avert accidents no matter what they do.
このような修理ミスや、整備不良、設計ミスなど、機体に欠陥があっては、いくら機長らが最善を尽くしても事故は防げない。
Increase in passenger traffic
The number of passengers flying on domestic routes has increased from 44 million to 95 million over the past 25 years. Maintaining air traffic safety has become even more important.
国内の航空旅客数は、この２５年で約４４００万人から約９５００万人に膨らんだ。航空交通の重要性は格段に増している。
Every sector of the aviation industry, including flight operations, aircraft maintenance, air traffic control and aircraft manufacture, should thoroughly ensure safety so as to build a completely safe system and avoid a recurrence of such a tragedy that befell the JAL plane.
運航や整備部門、管制、航空機メーカーなどが、それぞれ安全を徹底させることで、二度と悲劇を起こさない万全の体制を築いていかなければならない。
JAL, which once boasted it had become the world's No. 1 airline in terms of international traffic volume, has watched its business performance deteriorate since the Osutaka Ridge crash. The airline's management is now rebuilding itself under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law.
かつては国際線の輸送実績で世界一になった日航も、御巣鷹事故を境に業績が悪化し始める。ついに経営に行き詰まり、現在は会社更生法に基づき再建中だ。
The airline is implementing various corporate restructuring measures, including wage and workforce cuts. But we hope the company will remember to place safety at the top of its priority list.
社員の賃金カットや大規模な人員削減などのリストラも進めているが、安全最優先の大前提だけは崩さないでもらいたい。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 12, 2010)
（2010年8月12日01時03分 読売新聞）
Never let memories of tragic JAL crash fade
御巣鷹２５年 墜落の悲劇を風化させるな（8月12日付・読売社説）
Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the Japan Airlines plane crash on Osutaka Ridge in Uenomura, Gunma Prefecture, that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew members.
日本航空のジャンボ機が群馬県上野村の御巣鷹の尾根に墜落し、乗員乗客５２０人が犠牲となった惨事から、きょう１２日で２５年になる。
The jumbo jet, bound for Osaka after leaving Haneda Airport at dusk, carried businessmen returning home, holidaymakers and people heading to their hometowns for the Bon Festival. In an instant, all these lives were lost.
羽田空港を夕方に離陸し、大阪に向かう便だった。出張帰りのビジネスマンや夏休み中の家族がいた。お盆で帰省する人もいた。そうした人たちの人生が一瞬のうちに断ち切られた。
Bereaved families and JAL officials climb to the crash site on the ridge every year on Aug. 12 to pray for the souls of the dead. However, there have been frequent reports of vandalism around the monument for the victims. Such actions are outrageous.
遺族や日航関係者らは毎年、８月１２日に御巣鷹の尾根への慰霊登山を行ってきた。その慰霊碑の周辺を荒らす行為が続いているという。許し難いことだ。
Many people working in aviation, including JAL employees, started working in the industry after the crash. They should be constantly reminded of the seriousness of the tragedy so that memories of the disaster do not fade.
日航社員を含め、一線で働く航空関係者の多くは事故以降の世代になったが、この悲劇を風化させることなく、起きたことの深刻さを語り継がなければならない。
JAL has repeatedly said: "Osutaka is the starting point for our aviation safety." Safe operations are fundamental to the aviation industry as a whole.
「御巣鷹は安全の原点」と、日航は繰り返してきた。日々、安全の徹底に努める。それは航空業界全体の基本でもある。
The JAL crash is the world's worst single-aircraft accident in terms of the number of victims. Since then, not one major Japanese carrier has experienced a fatal accident involving passengers, either at home or abroad.
単独機の犠牲者数では最大の事故として、今も世界の航空史に記録をとどめる。その後は、日本の大手航空会社は内外で乗客が死亡する事故を起こしていない。
Human error
However, it is true problems have frequently occurred that could have triggered a major accident, making passengers uneasy.
しかし、惨事につながりかねないミスやトラブルは絶えないのが現状だ。そのたびに利用客を不安にさせてきた。
In 2001, JAL jetliners were nearly involved in a midair collision over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. This was caused by air traffic controllers issuing the wrong instructions.
２００１年には静岡県焼津市上空で、あわや空中衝突という日航機同士の異常接近があったが、これは管制官の誤った指示が原因だった。
There also have been a number of human errors committed by cockpit crew, such as starting a takeoff run without permission.
逆に、管制官の許可なく離陸滑走を始めるなど、運航乗務員の人為的ミスも少なくない。
Following the Osutaka Ridge accident, investigative authorities and the government's investigation commission concluded that it was caused by a fracture in the plane's rear pressure bulkhead, due to improper repairs carried out by Boeing Co. of the United States.
御巣鷹事故では、捜査当局や事故調査委員会が、米ボーイング社の修理ミスによる、後部圧力隔壁の破断が原因と認定した。
If there are problems with the aircraft, due to improper repairs, poor maintenance or design flaws, the captain and other cockpit crew members will be unable to avert accidents no matter what they do.
このような修理ミスや、整備不良、設計ミスなど、機体に欠陥があっては、いくら機長らが最善を尽くしても事故は防げない。
Increase in passenger traffic
The number of passengers flying on domestic routes has increased from 44 million to 95 million over the past 25 years. Maintaining air traffic safety has become even more important.
国内の航空旅客数は、この２５年で約４４００万人から約９５００万人に膨らんだ。航空交通の重要性は格段に増している。
Every sector of the aviation industry, including flight operations, aircraft maintenance, air traffic control and aircraft manufacture, should thoroughly ensure safety so as to build a completely safe system and avoid a recurrence of such a tragedy that befell the JAL plane.
運航や整備部門、管制、航空機メーカーなどが、それぞれ安全を徹底させることで、二度と悲劇を起こさない万全の体制を築いていかなければならない。
JAL, which once boasted it had become the world's No. 1 airline in terms of international traffic volume, has watched its business performance deteriorate since the Osutaka Ridge crash. The airline's management is now rebuilding itself under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law.
かつては国際線の輸送実績で世界一になった日航も、御巣鷹事故を境に業績が悪化し始める。ついに経営に行き詰まり、現在は会社更生法に基づき再建中だ。
The airline is implementing various corporate restructuring measures, including wage and workforce cuts. But we hope the company will remember to place safety at the top of its priority list.
社員の賃金カットや大規模な人員削減などのリストラも進めているが、安全最優先の大前提だけは崩さないでもらいたい。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 12, 2010)
（2010年8月12日01時03分 読売新聞）
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 12, 2010)
Kan statement a fillip for Japan-S. Korea ties
日韓併合談話 未来志向の両国関係に弾みを（8月11日付・読売社説）
The government adopted a statement by the prime minister at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, ahead of the Aug. 29 centenary of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula.
政府は、日韓併合１００年の「首相談話」を閣議決定した。
In the statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed "deep remorse" and "heartfelt apology" for "the tremendous damage and suffering caused during the period of colonial rule." The statement was basically in line with one then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama made to Asian countries in 1995 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
談話は「植民地支配がもたらした多大の損害と苦痛」に対し「痛切な反省と心からのお詫(わ)びの気持ち」を表明した。戦後５０年に当たる１９９５年に発表された村山首相談話の内容を踏襲したものだ。
Kan's statement touched on the 1919 Samil independence movement on the peninsula, saying the Korean people's "ethnic pride was deeply scarred by the colonial rule which was imposed against their will"--an expression that went further than previous statements.
三・一独立運動にも言及し、韓国の人々は「その意に反して行われた植民地支配」により「民族の誇りを深く傷付けられ」たと、踏み込んだ表現も盛り込まれた。
However, Kan made no mention of compensation, making clear the government's position that this issue has already been resolved remains unchanged. We think the government's stance is correct.
補償問題には一切触れられておらず、この問題を決着済みとする従来の政府の立場に変更はない。当然のことだ。
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Looking ahead
Meanwhile, the statement stressed the need to build a future-oriented relationship between Japan and South Korea. This was an appropriate proposal.
その上で、未来志向の日韓関係の構築を強調するなど、妥当な内容と言えよう。
Kan later telephoned South Korean President Lee Myung Bak to explain the details of the statement. Lee reportedly welcomed the statement, saying it would help strengthen bilateral cooperation.
菅首相から電話で談話の説明を受けた李明博大統領は、「より強い協力関係を築くことが出来る」と歓迎の意向を示したという。
An attached accord to the Japan-South Korea Basic Relations Treaty signed in 1965 stipulated that both governments would waive their right to demand compensation and that Japan would provide South Korea with loan assistance and grants-in-aid worth 500 million dollars in total.
１９６５年の日韓基本条約締結の際、日韓両政府は共に請求権を放棄し、日本が韓国に有償・無償５億ドルの経済支援を行う旨を定めた協定を結んだ。
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said at a press conference that Kan's statement was written on the premise that individual compensation claims and the right to demand compensation for Japan's colonial rule have been settled.
仙谷官房長官は記者会見で、首相談話について「個人補償、請求権については決着済みという前提に立って作成した」と述べた。
Last month, Sengoku stirred up the compensation issue when he said the government should draw up political principles by which to make decisions on the matter.
だが、先月には補償に関して、「政治的な方針を作り、判断しなければならない」などと含みのある発言をしていた。
Members of ruling and opposition parties quickly jumped down Sengoku's throat. They argued it was inappropriate for the government's top spokesperson to make such a statement on the compensation issue, which was settled decades ago.
これに対し、両国間で解決済みの補償にかかわる談話を出すのは問題だとして、与野党内から強い反発や不満が出ていた。
Sengoku should not have made these inconsiderate remarks, which could have opened the door to misunderstanding at home and abroad.
仙谷長官は、内外に誤解を招くような不用意な発言は慎むべきだった。
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Govt must stand firm
Kan's statement could rekindle calls in South Korea for compensation for Koreans forced to work as so-called comfort women and laborers by the Imperial Japanese Army during the colonial period.
今回の首相談話により、韓国国内で元「従軍慰安婦」などに対する補償を要求する声が再燃する可能性もある。
However, the Japanese government should firmly maintain its position that South Korea no longer has the right to demand compensation. We urge the South Korean side to react calmly.
しかし、新たな請求権は認めないとする日本政府の立場は堅持すべきだ。韓国側には冷静な対応を求めたい。
Kan's statement also proposed that several precious documents brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan during the period of Japanese rule be transferred back. The Japanese government has such documents as the Joseon Wangsil Uigwe (Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty).
植民地時代に日本に渡り、日本政府が保管する朝鮮王朝ゆかりの「朝鮮王朝儀軌」などの図書を韓国に引き渡すことも決まった。
About 60,000 cultural properties were confirmed to have been brought to Japan from the Korean Peninsula during the period of colonial rule.
植民地時代に朝鮮から日本に渡った文化財は、確認されただけでも約６万点に上る。
Japan has no obligation to transfer these artifacts. But the government apparently hopes handing over cultural properties sought by South Korea will help reconcile old wounds between the two nations.
日本側に引き渡す義務はないが、韓国側から要望のあった文化財を譲渡することで、和解を進める狙いがあると見られる。
The government should take Japan-South Korea relations to the next level, including in the fields of economy and culture as well as personnel exchanges. Kan's statement is a golden opportunity to make a fresh start.
首相談話を契機にして、経済、文化、人的交流などを含め、今後の日韓関係に弾みをつけることが肝要だ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 11, 2010)
（2010年8月11日01時14分 読売新聞）
Kan statement a fillip for Japan-S. Korea ties
日韓併合談話 未来志向の両国関係に弾みを（8月11日付・読売社説）
The government adopted a statement by the prime minister at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, ahead of the Aug. 29 centenary of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula.
政府は、日韓併合１００年の「首相談話」を閣議決定した。
In the statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed "deep remorse" and "heartfelt apology" for "the tremendous damage and suffering caused during the period of colonial rule." The statement was basically in line with one then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama made to Asian countries in 1995 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
談話は「植民地支配がもたらした多大の損害と苦痛」に対し「痛切な反省と心からのお詫(わ)びの気持ち」を表明した。戦後５０年に当たる１９９５年に発表された村山首相談話の内容を踏襲したものだ。
Kan's statement touched on the 1919 Samil independence movement on the peninsula, saying the Korean people's "ethnic pride was deeply scarred by the colonial rule which was imposed against their will"--an expression that went further than previous statements.
三・一独立運動にも言及し、韓国の人々は「その意に反して行われた植民地支配」により「民族の誇りを深く傷付けられ」たと、踏み込んだ表現も盛り込まれた。
However, Kan made no mention of compensation, making clear the government's position that this issue has already been resolved remains unchanged. We think the government's stance is correct.
補償問題には一切触れられておらず、この問題を決着済みとする従来の政府の立場に変更はない。当然のことだ。
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Looking ahead
Meanwhile, the statement stressed the need to build a future-oriented relationship between Japan and South Korea. This was an appropriate proposal.
その上で、未来志向の日韓関係の構築を強調するなど、妥当な内容と言えよう。
Kan later telephoned South Korean President Lee Myung Bak to explain the details of the statement. Lee reportedly welcomed the statement, saying it would help strengthen bilateral cooperation.
菅首相から電話で談話の説明を受けた李明博大統領は、「より強い協力関係を築くことが出来る」と歓迎の意向を示したという。
An attached accord to the Japan-South Korea Basic Relations Treaty signed in 1965 stipulated that both governments would waive their right to demand compensation and that Japan would provide South Korea with loan assistance and grants-in-aid worth 500 million dollars in total.
１９６５年の日韓基本条約締結の際、日韓両政府は共に請求権を放棄し、日本が韓国に有償・無償５億ドルの経済支援を行う旨を定めた協定を結んだ。
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said at a press conference that Kan's statement was written on the premise that individual compensation claims and the right to demand compensation for Japan's colonial rule have been settled.
仙谷官房長官は記者会見で、首相談話について「個人補償、請求権については決着済みという前提に立って作成した」と述べた。
Last month, Sengoku stirred up the compensation issue when he said the government should draw up political principles by which to make decisions on the matter.
だが、先月には補償に関して、「政治的な方針を作り、判断しなければならない」などと含みのある発言をしていた。
Members of ruling and opposition parties quickly jumped down Sengoku's throat. They argued it was inappropriate for the government's top spokesperson to make such a statement on the compensation issue, which was settled decades ago.
これに対し、両国間で解決済みの補償にかかわる談話を出すのは問題だとして、与野党内から強い反発や不満が出ていた。
Sengoku should not have made these inconsiderate remarks, which could have opened the door to misunderstanding at home and abroad.
仙谷長官は、内外に誤解を招くような不用意な発言は慎むべきだった。
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Govt must stand firm
Kan's statement could rekindle calls in South Korea for compensation for Koreans forced to work as so-called comfort women and laborers by the Imperial Japanese Army during the colonial period.
今回の首相談話により、韓国国内で元「従軍慰安婦」などに対する補償を要求する声が再燃する可能性もある。
However, the Japanese government should firmly maintain its position that South Korea no longer has the right to demand compensation. We urge the South Korean side to react calmly.
しかし、新たな請求権は認めないとする日本政府の立場は堅持すべきだ。韓国側には冷静な対応を求めたい。
Kan's statement also proposed that several precious documents brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan during the period of Japanese rule be transferred back. The Japanese government has such documents as the Joseon Wangsil Uigwe (Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty).
植民地時代に日本に渡り、日本政府が保管する朝鮮王朝ゆかりの「朝鮮王朝儀軌」などの図書を韓国に引き渡すことも決まった。
About 60,000 cultural properties were confirmed to have been brought to Japan from the Korean Peninsula during the period of colonial rule.
植民地時代に朝鮮から日本に渡った文化財は、確認されただけでも約６万点に上る。
Japan has no obligation to transfer these artifacts. But the government apparently hopes handing over cultural properties sought by South Korea will help reconcile old wounds between the two nations.
日本側に引き渡す義務はないが、韓国側から要望のあった文化財を譲渡することで、和解を進める狙いがあると見られる。
The government should take Japan-South Korea relations to the next level, including in the fields of economy and culture as well as personnel exchanges. Kan's statement is a golden opportunity to make a fresh start.
首相談話を契機にして、経済、文化、人的交流などを含め、今後の日韓関係に弾みをつけることが肝要だ。
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 11, 2010)
（2010年8月11日01時14分 読売新聞）
プロフィール
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srachai
ＨＰ：
性別：
男性
職業：
civil engineer
趣味：
子育て
自己紹介：
妻はタイ人、娘ばかり３人も！
■近況
２００９年の９月１５日に脳梗塞を発症、右手が少し不自由になりました。
MRAで脳梗塞の部位を特定でき、素早い処置をとれたので大事に至りませんでした。
快復にむけてリハビリ中です。
(2011/01/01更新)
■自己紹介・リンク
[ はじめに ]
タイのスラチャイです。
英語学習に王道はありません。
毎日毎日の地道な努力の積み重ねが必要です。
スラチャイはＮＨＫのラジオ英語会話で現在の英語力を身につけました。
一日僅か１５分の学習でも数年間継続すれば相当な学習効果が期待できます。
[ 名前 ]
松井 清 （スラチャイ）
[ 略歴 ]
・福岡県出身
・国立高知大学卒業
・準大手建設会社に就職
・50歳で会社を早期退職
・99/10 タイ全土を旅行
・00/10 タイに移住
・03/07 カイちゃん誕生
・07/06 シーファーちゃん誕生
・現在タイ国コンケン在住
[ 座右の銘 ]
Slow and steady wins the race.
遅くとも着実な者が勝利する
（NHK基礎英語芹沢栄先生）
[ 学習の手引き ]
・音読して耳から英語を吸収
・Think in English.
・ネイティブ発音付辞書活用
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基礎タイ語一覧（タイ文字、ローマ字）
seesaaサイト内リンク一覧：
01 あいさつ
02 別れのあいさつ
03 声をかけるとき
04 感謝の言葉と答え方
05 謝罪の言葉と答え方
06 聞き直すとき
07 相手の言うことがわからないとき
08 うまく言えないとき
09 一般的なあいづち
10 よくわからないときの返事
11 強めのあいづち
12 自分について述べるとき
13 相手のことを尋ねるとき
14 頼みごとをするとき
15 申し出・依頼を断るとき
16 許可を求めるとき
17 説明してもらうとき
18 確認を求めるとき
19 状況を知りたいとき
20 値段の尋ね方と断り方
21 急いでもらいたいとき
22 待ってもらいたいとき
23 日時・場所・天候を尋ねるとき
24 その他
基礎タイ語一覧(タイ文字、音声付き）
サイト外HPリンク一覧：
01 あいさつ
02 別れのあいさつ
03 声をかけるとき
04 感謝の言葉と答え方
05 謝罪の言葉と答え方
06 聞き直すとき
07 相手の言うことがわからないとき
08 うまく言えないとき
09 一般的なあいづち
10 よくわからないときの返事
11 強めのあいづち
12 自分について述べるとき
13 相手のことを尋ねるとき
14 頼みごとをするとき
15 申し出・依頼を断るとき
16 許可を求めるとき
17 説明してもらうとき
18 確認を求めるとき
19 状況を知りたいとき
20 値段の尋ね方と断り方
21 急いでもらいたいとき
22 待ってもらいたいとき
23 日時・場所・天候を尋ねるとき
24 その他
タイの文化、１４の戒律
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01 雨の日にも傘をささないタイ人
02 勉強熱心なタイ人女性たち
03 タイ人は敬謙な仏教徒
04 タイの市場
05 タイの食堂
06 タイ人は外食が大好き
07 果物王国タイランド
08 タイ人の誕生日
09 タイの電話代は高い
10 微笑みの国タイランド
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第０１番目の戒律
第０２番目の戒律
第０３番目の戒律
第０４番目の戒律
第０５番目の戒律
第０６番目の戒律
第０７番目の戒律
第０８番目の戒律
第０９番目の戒律
第１０番目の戒律
第１１番目の戒律
第１２番目の戒律
第１３番目の戒律
第１４番目の戒律
1４の戒律（テラワーダ仏教戒律）
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１４の戒律解説
第０１番目の戒律
第０２番目の戒律
第０３番目の戒律
第０４番目の戒律
第０５番目の戒律
第０６番目の戒律
第０７番目の戒律
第０８番目の戒律
第０９番目の戒律
第１０番目の戒律
第１１番目の戒律
第１２番目の戒律
第１３番目の戒律
第１４番目の戒律