西尾幹二のインターネット日録

◎抗議文英語　（柏原竜一訳）
For Op-Ed

Protest against NYTimes’ article “Ugly Images of Asian Rivals Become Best Sellers in Japan (Nov, 19, 2005)”

Mr. Onishi’s article of November 19 on best seller comics in Japan merely repeats the Chinese and South Korean anti-Japanese claims. It lacks an American sense of justice, which should be most demanded for the neutral position that a majority of Americans seek to hold. His article definitely reads as if he desires the re-emergence of the pre-war American attitude—treating China with favor and Japan with neglect—an attitude that eventually ruined U.S.-Japanese relationships. The Japanese media doubt the credibility of Mr. Onishi’s recent articles on Japan and scrutinize them with grave concern. For example, despite his interview with me, his description on the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform such as 'the nationalist organization that has pushed to have references to the country's wartime atrocities eliminated from junior high school text books' only reflects his stereotyped prejudice and is contrary to the facts. Contrary to Mr. Onishi’s criticism, our textbook does not insist on the supremacy of Japanese culture, but the uniqueness of Japanese history. Moreover, it offers objective explanations regarding the fundamental differences between Japan and Germany in WWII, and the partial responsibility of the United States, United Kingdom, and especially pre-modern China who could not control herself sufficiently—for the Pacific War. Please see our website.

http://www.tsukurukai.com/05_rekisi_text/rekishi_English/English.pdf

By Kanji Nishio

Honorary chairman of the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform

◎抗議文日本語

　１１月１９日付けの中韓批判の漫画、Ｂｅｓｔ　Ｓｅｌｌｅｒｓ　ｉｎ　Ｊａｐａｎ　に関するＯＮＩＳＨＩ記者の記事は、中韓の悪意にみちた反日の主張そのままで、中立の立場に立つべきアメリカ人の客観的公平さにかけ、戦前のアメリカの、中国への偏愛におぼれ、日本を不当に孤立させた外交の失敗をあたかも再度望むかのごとき危険性にみちている。最近の同記者の偏向報道は目に余るものがあると日本のメデイアでは疑問視し、憂慮されている。私は同記者とインタビューしたが、私の属するｔｈｅ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ　ｆｏｒ　Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ　Ｔｅｘｔｂｏｏｋ　Ｒｅｆｏｒｍ　を彼は　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｓｔ　ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｈａｓ　ｐｕｓｈｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ’ｓ　ｗａｒｔｉｍｅ　ａｔｒｏｃｉｔｉｅｓ　ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｅｄ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｊｕｎｉｏｒ　ｈｉｇｈ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ｔｅｘｔｂｏｏｋｓ．と説明したが、これはステロタイプの単純なレッテル張りで、事実に反し不当である。私たちの　Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ　Ｔｅｘｔｂｏｏｋ　はＯＮＩＳＨＩ　氏が非難するように日本文化の優越性を語らず、日本の歴史の独自性を主張するのみである。日本は第二次世界大戦において、ドイツとはまったく異なった戦争をしたこと、太平洋の戦いには英米にも責任があり、自己管理のできなかった国家以前の中国にも一半の責任があたことを客観的実証的に描いている。