The Asahi News recently reported the following:
両記者の上司だった木下秀夫氏は、文芸春秋７１年１２月号への寄稿で、分室開設について「すべて極秘のうちに行われた」と記し、こう述懐している。「トルーマン大統領の原爆投下声明も、ポツダム宣言も、日本の降伏受諾が先方に届いたことの確認も、その第一報はすべてここでキャッチされた」
東郷外相への伝達直後の８月７日午後、大本営は広島に投下された核兵器を「新型爆弾」と発表した。軍が「原子爆弾」と認め、被爆地の残留放射能の危険性を公表したのは同１４日だったとされる。
核開発の歴史に詳しい山崎正勝・東工大名誉教授（科学史）は、通信社からの情報が生かされなかったことも、２次被爆の拡大の一因とみる。「日本で戦時中にウランの軍事利用を研究していた専門家は、残留放射能の危険性を知っていたが、軍や政府から知らされずに原爆投下直後の広島、長崎に入り、命を失った人たちがたくさんいる」
鳥居氏は、新聞通信調査会の会報「メディア展望」で、川越分室に関する連載を始める予定という。
Hideo Kinoshita as the superior of the two journalists recorded the branch's set up by contributing an article to the December 71st year edition of the Bungeishunju, noting that "everything was done in the deepest secrecy", and that was the recollection. "As for President Truman's atomic bombing statement, Potsdam Declaration, and the confirmation that Japan had reached the surrender acceptance with other parties, all the first reporting were captured here".
Immediately after the message was transmitted to Foreign Minister Togo in the afternoon of 7th August, the Imperial HQs announced that the nuclear weapon dropped at Hiroshima was a "New Bomb". It was on the 14th that the army acknowledged the "Atomic bomb" and made public the danger of residual radioactivity in the bombed area.
Professor emeritus (history of science) Masakatsu Yamazaki of Tokyo Institute of Technology who knew in details the history of the nuclear development thought that without making the best use of information from the news agency was one reason for the large amount of secondary radiation exposure. "During the war in Japan specialists who were researching on the military application of uranium knew the danger of residual radioactivity, but neither the army nor the government were told and they entered Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately after the atomic bombing, and a lot of people lost their life".
Torii had planned on publishing a series concerning the Kawagoe branch in "Media Prospect", the bulletin of the Newspaper Communication Investigation Committee.
The event happened in the Kawagoe branch is quite an interesting historical finding in Japan about WWII.
2010年8月9日 星期一
2010年8月8日 星期日
原子彈的日本譯名(I)
Recently the Asahi News reported the following:
終戦直前に広島へ投下された兵器の正体を、国内でいち早く「原子爆弾」と訳し、政府に報告したのは、埼玉県川越市で海外放送を傍受した通信社だった――。戦後６５年の今年、そんな裏面史を検証する調査が進んでいる。大本営は結局、しばらくは「新型爆弾」としか発表せず、放射能の脅威が知らされないまま２次被爆の拡大につながったと指摘する専門家もいる。
「トルーマン（米）大統領が原子爆弾で広島を攻撃した旨発表した」
財団法人通信社史刊行会（現・新聞通信調査会）から１９５８年に発行された「通信社史」によると、こんな海外放送を傍受したのは、共同通信社や時事通信社の前身だった同盟通信社の川越分室。４５年８月７日午前１時半ごろだった。前日の広島の惨禍に関する重大情報で、日本語に訳され、直ちに東郷茂徳外相らに伝達されたという。 しかし、この記述を検証できる史料は乏しい。川越市史には「同盟通信社が疎開して外国電波をキャッチしていた」とだけ記されている。
外電の傍受活動について調べている元共同通信記者の鳥居英晴氏（６１）と、郷土史を探究する市内の作家龍神由美さん（５２）が別々に検証作業を始めたところ、昨年から今年にかけて、市内の同じ「生き証人」にたどり着いた。分室の記者だった故・杉山市平氏の妻昭子（てるこ）さん（８３）だ。
昭子さんは夫から生前、こう聞いていた。「今までにない爆弾が落ち、どうやって訳すかを考え、『原子爆弾』という名を付けた」。翻訳は、同僚の故・武井武夫記者との共同作業だったという。 昭子さんによると、分室は現在の市立博物館の場所で、当時の市立工業学校を使っていた。傍受にあたる逓信省の技術者や英文をタイプする日系人も出入りしていた。昭子さんは「知られていないけど大変な歴史なんです」と話す。
It was a news agency in Saitama Prefecture Kawagoe City that intercepted the overseas radio service and the true nature of the weapon dropped at Hiroshima immediately before the end of the war was promptly translated into "Atomic Bomb" domestically, and reported to the government. This year is 65 years after the war, the investigation that verified such an inside history was pursued. Imperial headquarters also had specialists who pointed out that if without quickly announcing the "New Bomb", or letting the threat of the radioactivity unknown would contribute to an increase in secondary radiation exposure.
"President Truman (U.S.) announced the order to attack Hiroshima with an atomic bomb".
According to the "History of the News Agency" issued in 1958 and based on the News Agency History Publication Association Foundation (the present Newspaper Communication Investigation Committee) , it was the Kawagoe branch of the Alliance News Agency, being the predecessor of Kyodo News Service and Jiji Press Co. that intercepted such overseas radio broadcast. It was about 1:30AM on August 7th 1945. It was said that it was translated into Japanese as an important information about the disaster in Hiroshima the day before, and was transmitted at once to Foreign Minister Togo Shigetoku and others. However, historical materials that could verify this description was scarce. The record in the history of Kawagoe City was only that "The Alliance News Agency evacuated and a foreign radio message had been captured".
Regarding the investigation of interception activity on foreign radio messages, Ryuukami (52) the writer and local village history searcher who was in the city together with Torii (61) the former journalist of Kyodo News Service, both separately started the verification work, from last year to this year and they reached the same "surviving witness" in the city. It was Akiko (83), the surviving wife of the deceased Sugiyama who was the journalist of the branch.
She heard from her husband when he was alive saying that "The bomb dropped was not as before, and had to consider how to translate it, and the name 'Atomic Bomb' was coined. It was said that this translation was the joint work with Takeo Takei the deceased colleague journalist.
According to Akiko, the branch at that time used a municipal technical school, its present location was the municipal museum. Engineers of the communication ministry who undertook to intercept together with people of Japanese descent who typed it in out in English went in and out. Akiko said, "It is an important piece of history although it is not made known". (to be continued)
終戦直前に広島へ投下された兵器の正体を、国内でいち早く「原子爆弾」と訳し、政府に報告したのは、埼玉県川越市で海外放送を傍受した通信社だった――。戦後６５年の今年、そんな裏面史を検証する調査が進んでいる。大本営は結局、しばらくは「新型爆弾」としか発表せず、放射能の脅威が知らされないまま２次被爆の拡大につながったと指摘する専門家もいる。
「トルーマン（米）大統領が原子爆弾で広島を攻撃した旨発表した」
財団法人通信社史刊行会（現・新聞通信調査会）から１９５８年に発行された「通信社史」によると、こんな海外放送を傍受したのは、共同通信社や時事通信社の前身だった同盟通信社の川越分室。４５年８月７日午前１時半ごろだった。前日の広島の惨禍に関する重大情報で、日本語に訳され、直ちに東郷茂徳外相らに伝達されたという。 しかし、この記述を検証できる史料は乏しい。川越市史には「同盟通信社が疎開して外国電波をキャッチしていた」とだけ記されている。
外電の傍受活動について調べている元共同通信記者の鳥居英晴氏（６１）と、郷土史を探究する市内の作家龍神由美さん（５２）が別々に検証作業を始めたところ、昨年から今年にかけて、市内の同じ「生き証人」にたどり着いた。分室の記者だった故・杉山市平氏の妻昭子（てるこ）さん（８３）だ。
昭子さんは夫から生前、こう聞いていた。「今までにない爆弾が落ち、どうやって訳すかを考え、『原子爆弾』という名を付けた」。翻訳は、同僚の故・武井武夫記者との共同作業だったという。 昭子さんによると、分室は現在の市立博物館の場所で、当時の市立工業学校を使っていた。傍受にあたる逓信省の技術者や英文をタイプする日系人も出入りしていた。昭子さんは「知られていないけど大変な歴史なんです」と話す。
It was a news agency in Saitama Prefecture Kawagoe City that intercepted the overseas radio service and the true nature of the weapon dropped at Hiroshima immediately before the end of the war was promptly translated into "Atomic Bomb" domestically, and reported to the government. This year is 65 years after the war, the investigation that verified such an inside history was pursued. Imperial headquarters also had specialists who pointed out that if without quickly announcing the "New Bomb", or letting the threat of the radioactivity unknown would contribute to an increase in secondary radiation exposure.
"President Truman (U.S.) announced the order to attack Hiroshima with an atomic bomb".
According to the "History of the News Agency" issued in 1958 and based on the News Agency History Publication Association Foundation (the present Newspaper Communication Investigation Committee) , it was the Kawagoe branch of the Alliance News Agency, being the predecessor of Kyodo News Service and Jiji Press Co. that intercepted such overseas radio broadcast. It was about 1:30AM on August 7th 1945. It was said that it was translated into Japanese as an important information about the disaster in Hiroshima the day before, and was transmitted at once to Foreign Minister Togo Shigetoku and others. However, historical materials that could verify this description was scarce. The record in the history of Kawagoe City was only that "The Alliance News Agency evacuated and a foreign radio message had been captured".
Regarding the investigation of interception activity on foreign radio messages, Ryuukami (52) the writer and local village history searcher who was in the city together with Torii (61) the former journalist of Kyodo News Service, both separately started the verification work, from last year to this year and they reached the same "surviving witness" in the city. It was Akiko (83), the surviving wife of the deceased Sugiyama who was the journalist of the branch.
She heard from her husband when he was alive saying that "The bomb dropped was not as before, and had to consider how to translate it, and the name 'Atomic Bomb' was coined. It was said that this translation was the joint work with Takeo Takei the deceased colleague journalist.
According to Akiko, the branch at that time used a municipal technical school, its present location was the municipal museum. Engineers of the communication ministry who undertook to intercept together with people of Japanese descent who typed it in out in English went in and out. Akiko said, "It is an important piece of history although it is not made known". (to be continued)
2010年8月7日 星期六
潘基文參加広島市紀念
Recently the Asahi News reported the following:
広島市で６日朝にあった平和記念式で、ＮＨＫが国連事務総長として初めて参列した潘基文（パン・ギムン）氏のあいさつ前に中継番組を終えたことについて、視聴者から正午までに「最後まで中継してほしかった」「事務総長のメッセージが生で聞きたかった」など約１００件の苦情メールや電話が同局に寄せられた。
ＮＨＫによると、広島、岡山、島根、山口の４県を除く全国で、式典は午前８時から菅直人首相のあいさつが終わった同３８分まで中継された。その後、連続テレビ小説「ゲゲゲの女房」を放送した。同局は「例年のことでもあり、全体の番組編成の中で全国放送の中継は菅首相のあいさつまで、と判断した。潘事務総長などのメッセージは、午前１０時や正午などその後のニュースで伝えた」と話している。 一方、広島など中国地方の４県では式典が終わる同８時５８分まで生中継。潘事務総長のあいさつも放送されたが、これについても同局は「地元だということで例年通り手厚く中継した」という。
In Hiroshima City in the morning on the 6th, at the peace memorial ceremony which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended for the first time, before he made the greeting NHK ended this relayed program, thus received from listeners and viewers up to noon about 100 complain mails and telephones, such as "I wanted you to relay the ceremony to the last minute" and "I wanted to hear Director General's message in live broadcast", all were directed at this bureau.
According to NHK, the ceremony was relayed to the whole country except for the four prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, and Yamaguchi starting from 8.00 am for 38 minutes when Prime Minister Naoto Kan's greeting was ended. Afterwards, the television drama series "Wife of GeGeGe" was broadcast. This bureau said that ｢It was same as before, it was judged that the relay of the entire program for nationwide broadcast should be ended at Prime Minister's greeting. The message of Secretary-General Ben etc. was passed on in the news after 10:00AM and noon etc｣. On the other hand, in four prefectures in the Chugoku region such as Hiroshima the ceremony was relayed live until the ceremony ended at 8:58. The message of Secretary-General's greeting was also broadcast, on this the bureau said, "it was the local that as usual cordially relayed it".
This is the first time for the UN Secretary-General to participate in such an event.
広島市で６日朝にあった平和記念式で、ＮＨＫが国連事務総長として初めて参列した潘基文（パン・ギムン）氏のあいさつ前に中継番組を終えたことについて、視聴者から正午までに「最後まで中継してほしかった」「事務総長のメッセージが生で聞きたかった」など約１００件の苦情メールや電話が同局に寄せられた。
ＮＨＫによると、広島、岡山、島根、山口の４県を除く全国で、式典は午前８時から菅直人首相のあいさつが終わった同３８分まで中継された。その後、連続テレビ小説「ゲゲゲの女房」を放送した。同局は「例年のことでもあり、全体の番組編成の中で全国放送の中継は菅首相のあいさつまで、と判断した。潘事務総長などのメッセージは、午前１０時や正午などその後のニュースで伝えた」と話している。 一方、広島など中国地方の４県では式典が終わる同８時５８分まで生中継。潘事務総長のあいさつも放送されたが、これについても同局は「地元だということで例年通り手厚く中継した」という。
In Hiroshima City in the morning on the 6th, at the peace memorial ceremony which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended for the first time, before he made the greeting NHK ended this relayed program, thus received from listeners and viewers up to noon about 100 complain mails and telephones, such as "I wanted you to relay the ceremony to the last minute" and "I wanted to hear Director General's message in live broadcast", all were directed at this bureau.
According to NHK, the ceremony was relayed to the whole country except for the four prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, and Yamaguchi starting from 8.00 am for 38 minutes when Prime Minister Naoto Kan's greeting was ended. Afterwards, the television drama series "Wife of GeGeGe" was broadcast. This bureau said that ｢It was same as before, it was judged that the relay of the entire program for nationwide broadcast should be ended at Prime Minister's greeting. The message of Secretary-General Ben etc. was passed on in the news after 10:00AM and noon etc｣. On the other hand, in four prefectures in the Chugoku region such as Hiroshima the ceremony was relayed live until the ceremony ended at 8:58. The message of Secretary-General's greeting was also broadcast, on this the bureau said, "it was the local that as usual cordially relayed it".
This is the first time for the UN Secretary-General to participate in such an event.
2010年8月6日 星期五
楽天總裁用英語發表年中結算
Recently the Asahi News reported the following:
楽天の三木谷浩史社長は５日、２０１０年６月中間連結決算の発表を英語で行った。１２年３月までにグループ内の公用語を英語にする方針をすでに表明しており、自ら「公用語化」を実践した形だ。
三木谷氏は、本社で開いた約１時間の会見を英語でスピーチ。同時通訳が日本語に訳した。質問した記者７人のうち、日本メディアを含む５人が英語で質問した。 英語を使う理由について、三木谷氏は「我々の最も重要な施策はグローバル化だ」と説明。「英語はストレートに表現するが、日本語だとあいまいになる」とし、仕事の効率が上がるとも強調した。
日本人同士の意思疎通で混乱はないのかとの質問については、「英語をしゃべらないといけない環境を作っている。今は日本語で補足しないといけない場面もあるが、１、２年後には全社員が流暢（りゅうちょう）な英語が話せるようになる」と、最後まで英語公用化の意義を力説した。
On the 5th president Hiroshi Mikitani of Rokuten announced in English the June 2010 midterm financial settlements. As the policy of making English the official language in the group by March, 2012 had been declared, this was a form of voluntary practice to "Make it into the official language".
Mr. Mikitani made a speech in English for about one hour in the interview held at the headquarters. The simultaneous interpreter translated it into Japanese. Among the seven journalists who had asked questions, five people including the Japanese media raised questions in English. As for the reason to use English, Mr. Mikitani explained, "Our most important measure is for globalization". It was assumed that "When it is in Japanese, things become vague though it is expressed straightly in English", and it was emphasised that work efficiency would go up.
When asked about whether there would be confusion in communication among the Japanese colleagues, it was said that ｢The environment that English should be spoken is made. Now there may be scenes that Japanese should be supplemented, but 1 or 2 years later all employees will become able to speak English fluently｣. The meaning of making English official in business doing was stressed to the last minute.
It seems that some company CEOs in Japan are quite determined to use English in business activities.
楽天の三木谷浩史社長は５日、２０１０年６月中間連結決算の発表を英語で行った。１２年３月までにグループ内の公用語を英語にする方針をすでに表明しており、自ら「公用語化」を実践した形だ。
三木谷氏は、本社で開いた約１時間の会見を英語でスピーチ。同時通訳が日本語に訳した。質問した記者７人のうち、日本メディアを含む５人が英語で質問した。 英語を使う理由について、三木谷氏は「我々の最も重要な施策はグローバル化だ」と説明。「英語はストレートに表現するが、日本語だとあいまいになる」とし、仕事の効率が上がるとも強調した。
日本人同士の意思疎通で混乱はないのかとの質問については、「英語をしゃべらないといけない環境を作っている。今は日本語で補足しないといけない場面もあるが、１、２年後には全社員が流暢（りゅうちょう）な英語が話せるようになる」と、最後まで英語公用化の意義を力説した。
On the 5th president Hiroshi Mikitani of Rokuten announced in English the June 2010 midterm financial settlements. As the policy of making English the official language in the group by March, 2012 had been declared, this was a form of voluntary practice to "Make it into the official language".
Mr. Mikitani made a speech in English for about one hour in the interview held at the headquarters. The simultaneous interpreter translated it into Japanese. Among the seven journalists who had asked questions, five people including the Japanese media raised questions in English. As for the reason to use English, Mr. Mikitani explained, "Our most important measure is for globalization". It was assumed that "When it is in Japanese, things become vague though it is expressed straightly in English", and it was emphasised that work efficiency would go up.
When asked about whether there would be confusion in communication among the Japanese colleagues, it was said that ｢The environment that English should be spoken is made. Now there may be scenes that Japanese should be supplemented, but 1 or 2 years later all employees will become able to speak English fluently｣. The meaning of making English official in business doing was stressed to the last minute.
It seems that some company CEOs in Japan are quite determined to use English in business activities.
2010年8月5日 星期四
東京六厘舎拉麵店關門
Recently the FNN News reported the following:
今、東京一行列ができるラーメン店といわれる東京・大崎の「六厘舎」が、閉店することになった。住宅街を取り囲む大行列。 そこでは数々のトラブルも起きていた。行列のため、左折しづらい様子の車が見られたほか、行列の一部が住宅地に入って、住宅の入り口をふさいでしまっていた。
今、東京一行列ができるラーメン店といわれる東京・大崎の「六厘舎」。炎天下の中、FNNのスタッフが並んでみると、1時間53分待って、ようやく店内に入ることができた。 六厘舎は、超濃厚スープに極太めんがからみ合うつけめんが人気を呼び、都内屈指の人気店になったが、8月29日で閉店することになった。行列に並んだ客は、「この店が今月(8月)で終わるので」、「もったいないと思いますけど...」などと話した。 その理由が、この大行列にあるという。 近所の住民は、「前はこのへんまで並んでいたんですよ。きちっと並んでくれればいいけど、マナーがいろいろ問題じゃないですか」と話した。
閑静な住宅街に店を構える六厘舎には、休日となればおよそ100人が列を成し、住宅の玄関をふさいだり、通行の妨げになることもあるということで、周辺住民からは度重なる苦情が出ていた。 六厘舎の瀬戸口 亮店長は、「お客さまに来ていただいているので、『来るな』とは言えませんし。この場所での営業は限界」と話した。 店側も数々の対策を打ち出したということだが、警察からの指導などもあり、ついに閉店することになった。
Now, it could be said that the noodle shop "Rokurinsha" in Tokyo at Osaki had attracted one long queue, as the shop would be closed. There was a large line-up surrounding the residential area streets. A lot of troubles had occurred there, too. Because of the long queues, cars had difficulties to turn left, some of the line-up had entered the residential quarter, and the entrance of houses were blocked.
Now, in Tokyo the noodle shop "Rokurinsha" at Osaki of Tokyo could be said to have attracted a long queue. The staff of FNN queued up, finally it was possible to go into the shop after waiting for 1 hour and 53 minutes in hot weather in the sun. Although "Rokurinsha" won popularity by using the Futoshi noodle and mixed it in hot super-thick soup, and became popular and eminent in Tokyo, the store would be closed on August 29. The guests who had lined up in the procession said "This shop will be closed this month (August)", "Though it may be considered to be a little bit too much". For that reason there was a long line-up. Residents in the vicinity said ｢The queue starts from ahead and up to around here. Aren't there various manner problems, I hope they can properly line up though｣.
"Rokurinsha" set up the shop in a quiet residential area, if during holidays, about 100 people would likely line up, blocking the door of houses and hindering traffic. Complaints one after another were received from residents in the surrounding. Manager Ryo Setoguchi of Rokurinsha said ｢Because customers keep coming, it cannot be said, 'Do not come'. The limit is the business space｣. There are guidance from the police although the shop itself also had come up with a lot of measures, and finally the shop would be closed.
If you want to try the noodle in this shop, you better hurry.
今、東京一行列ができるラーメン店といわれる東京・大崎の「六厘舎」が、閉店することになった。住宅街を取り囲む大行列。 そこでは数々のトラブルも起きていた。行列のため、左折しづらい様子の車が見られたほか、行列の一部が住宅地に入って、住宅の入り口をふさいでしまっていた。
今、東京一行列ができるラーメン店といわれる東京・大崎の「六厘舎」。炎天下の中、FNNのスタッフが並んでみると、1時間53分待って、ようやく店内に入ることができた。 六厘舎は、超濃厚スープに極太めんがからみ合うつけめんが人気を呼び、都内屈指の人気店になったが、8月29日で閉店することになった。行列に並んだ客は、「この店が今月(8月)で終わるので」、「もったいないと思いますけど...」などと話した。 その理由が、この大行列にあるという。 近所の住民は、「前はこのへんまで並んでいたんですよ。きちっと並んでくれればいいけど、マナーがいろいろ問題じゃないですか」と話した。
閑静な住宅街に店を構える六厘舎には、休日となればおよそ100人が列を成し、住宅の玄関をふさいだり、通行の妨げになることもあるということで、周辺住民からは度重なる苦情が出ていた。 六厘舎の瀬戸口 亮店長は、「お客さまに来ていただいているので、『来るな』とは言えませんし。この場所での営業は限界」と話した。 店側も数々の対策を打ち出したということだが、警察からの指導などもあり、ついに閉店することになった。
Now, it could be said that the noodle shop "Rokurinsha" in Tokyo at Osaki had attracted one long queue, as the shop would be closed. There was a large line-up surrounding the residential area streets. A lot of troubles had occurred there, too. Because of the long queues, cars had difficulties to turn left, some of the line-up had entered the residential quarter, and the entrance of houses were blocked.
Now, in Tokyo the noodle shop "Rokurinsha" at Osaki of Tokyo could be said to have attracted a long queue. The staff of FNN queued up, finally it was possible to go into the shop after waiting for 1 hour and 53 minutes in hot weather in the sun. Although "Rokurinsha" won popularity by using the Futoshi noodle and mixed it in hot super-thick soup, and became popular and eminent in Tokyo, the store would be closed on August 29. The guests who had lined up in the procession said "This shop will be closed this month (August)", "Though it may be considered to be a little bit too much". For that reason there was a long line-up. Residents in the vicinity said ｢The queue starts from ahead and up to around here. Aren't there various manner problems, I hope they can properly line up though｣.
"Rokurinsha" set up the shop in a quiet residential area, if during holidays, about 100 people would likely line up, blocking the door of houses and hindering traffic. Complaints one after another were received from residents in the surrounding. Manager Ryo Setoguchi of Rokurinsha said ｢Because customers keep coming, it cannot be said, 'Do not come'. The limit is the business space｣. There are guidance from the police although the shop itself also had come up with a lot of measures, and finally the shop would be closed.
If you want to try the noodle in this shop, you better hurry.
2010年8月3日 星期二
青森夏日祭巡遊開始
Recently the NHK News reported the following:
東北地方を代表する夏祭り「青森ねぶた祭」が始まり、高さ５メートルの勇壮な大型ねぶたが、青森市の夜の街を練り歩きました。青森ねぶた祭は７日までで、期間中、およそ３００万人が訪れると見込まれています。
「青森ねぶた祭」は、武者絵をかたどった「ねぶた」と呼ばれる勇壮な山車が、青森市の街の中を練り歩く夏祭りです。初日の２日は、雨が降ったりやんだりのあいにくの天気となり、午後７時すぎから、およそ３０台のねぶたに透明のシートをかけて運行が始まりました。大型ねぶたは、高さ５メートル、幅９メートルあり、沿道に設けられた観覧席の前で、引き手が回転させると、盛んな拍手が送られていました。ねぶたの周りでは、「ハネト」と呼ばれる踊り手たちが、「ラッセラー、ラッセラー」という独特の掛け声とともに力強く飛び跳ね、青森の夜は熱気に包まれました。北海道から来た男性は「道路いっぱいに広がるねぶたが迫力満点でした。あすはハネトとして祭りに参加してみたい」と話していました。また、中国から来た観光客の女性は「とてもすばらしかった。ハネトが音楽に合わせて跳ねる様子が、エネルギーにあふれていて感激しました」と話していました。
The "Aomori Nebuta Festival" that represented the summer festival of north east region had started, and the spectacular, large-scale Nebuta of five meters in height paraded in the town of Aomori City at night. The Aomori Nebuta Festival would last until the 7th of this month, and it could expect about three million people to visit during the period.
In "Aomori Nebuta Festival" the spectecular parade called the "Nebuta" that had copy drawing of warriors was a summer festival parade in Aomori City. The first day was the 2nd of this month, because of the unlucky weather of rain-stop-rain, transparent sheets were put on about 30 Nebuta and at 7:00PM the parade started. Nebuta were five meters in height and nine meters in width and these large-scale Nebuta were rotated using pulling handles, in front of the spectator seats that had been installed along the route, and much applause were received. Surrounding the Nebuta were dancers called "Haneto" who jumped up and down forcefully, shouting with peculiar cheering sound "Rassera, Rassera", and the night in Aomori was full of bustling amidst noise and excitement. A man came from Hokkaido said ｢The Nebuta that extended to the full road was powerful to the maximum. I want to participate in the festival as "Haneto" tomorrow ｣. Also, a woman tourist from China said, ｢It was very wonderful. The sight of Haneto dancing according to music was overflowed with energy, I was deeply moved. ｣
I wish I could some day visit Japan to enjoy this Aomori Nebuta Festival and to share the joy.
東北地方を代表する夏祭り「青森ねぶた祭」が始まり、高さ５メートルの勇壮な大型ねぶたが、青森市の夜の街を練り歩きました。青森ねぶた祭は７日までで、期間中、およそ３００万人が訪れると見込まれています。
「青森ねぶた祭」は、武者絵をかたどった「ねぶた」と呼ばれる勇壮な山車が、青森市の街の中を練り歩く夏祭りです。初日の２日は、雨が降ったりやんだりのあいにくの天気となり、午後７時すぎから、およそ３０台のねぶたに透明のシートをかけて運行が始まりました。大型ねぶたは、高さ５メートル、幅９メートルあり、沿道に設けられた観覧席の前で、引き手が回転させると、盛んな拍手が送られていました。ねぶたの周りでは、「ハネト」と呼ばれる踊り手たちが、「ラッセラー、ラッセラー」という独特の掛け声とともに力強く飛び跳ね、青森の夜は熱気に包まれました。北海道から来た男性は「道路いっぱいに広がるねぶたが迫力満点でした。あすはハネトとして祭りに参加してみたい」と話していました。また、中国から来た観光客の女性は「とてもすばらしかった。ハネトが音楽に合わせて跳ねる様子が、エネルギーにあふれていて感激しました」と話していました。
The "Aomori Nebuta Festival" that represented the summer festival of north east region had started, and the spectacular, large-scale Nebuta of five meters in height paraded in the town of Aomori City at night. The Aomori Nebuta Festival would last until the 7th of this month, and it could expect about three million people to visit during the period.
In "Aomori Nebuta Festival" the spectecular parade called the "Nebuta" that had copy drawing of warriors was a summer festival parade in Aomori City. The first day was the 2nd of this month, because of the unlucky weather of rain-stop-rain, transparent sheets were put on about 30 Nebuta and at 7:00PM the parade started. Nebuta were five meters in height and nine meters in width and these large-scale Nebuta were rotated using pulling handles, in front of the spectator seats that had been installed along the route, and much applause were received. Surrounding the Nebuta were dancers called "Haneto" who jumped up and down forcefully, shouting with peculiar cheering sound "Rassera, Rassera", and the night in Aomori was full of bustling amidst noise and excitement. A man came from Hokkaido said ｢The Nebuta that extended to the full road was powerful to the maximum. I want to participate in the festival as "Haneto" tomorrow ｣. Also, a woman tourist from China said, ｢It was very wonderful. The sight of Haneto dancing according to music was overflowed with energy, I was deeply moved. ｣
I wish I could some day visit Japan to enjoy this Aomori Nebuta Festival and to share the joy.
2010年8月2日 星期一
指揮家小澤征爾復出
Recently the FNN News reported the following:
食道がんのため休養していた指揮者・小澤征爾さん(74)が、長野・志賀高原で半年ぶりに活動を再開し、復帰に向けた意欲を示した。
小澤征爾さんは「第2の人生が始まったと思って、きょうが第1日目だと思っています」と話した。 小澤さんは、2009年、健康診断で食道がんが見つかったため、2010年1月から休養し治療に専念してきた。手術や治療の経過は順調で、7月末から長野・奥志賀高原で行われているオーケストラの勉強会に参加し、1日は、若手を熱心に指導する様子が公開された。 手術で食道を摘出し、15kgもやせたということで、「食べ物も少ししか食べられず、体力も戻っていないが、指揮ができたことは夢みたい」などと語った。 小澤さんは、9月5日に行われる、「サイトウ・キネン・フェスティバル松本」の公演で正式に復帰する。
Conductor Seiji Ozawa (74) who was taking a rest due to esophageal cancer began active again in Nagano and Shiga Kogen after half a year resting, and had shown the desire to return.
Seiji Ozawa said that, "I regard it as the first day today because I think of it as the start of my new life". Mr. Ozawa took a rest in January, 2010 because esophageal cancer was found after a checkup in 2009 and concentrated on receiving the treatment. The process of the operation and the treatment went well, since the end of July he participated in training gatherings of the orchestra held in Nagano and Oku-shiga Kogen, and on the 1st of this month he appeared openly like an ardent young man conducting. The gullet was removed in the operation and he was thinner by as much as 15 kg, it was said, " Although I am able to eat only a little food, and my physical strength has not returned I want to dream of the conducting again". Mr. Ozawa would return formally when he conducts for "Saitou Kinen Festival Matsumoto" on September 5.
It is nice to hear Mr. Ozawa is returning. His devotion to music commands my respect.
食道がんのため休養していた指揮者・小澤征爾さん(74)が、長野・志賀高原で半年ぶりに活動を再開し、復帰に向けた意欲を示した。
小澤征爾さんは「第2の人生が始まったと思って、きょうが第1日目だと思っています」と話した。 小澤さんは、2009年、健康診断で食道がんが見つかったため、2010年1月から休養し治療に専念してきた。手術や治療の経過は順調で、7月末から長野・奥志賀高原で行われているオーケストラの勉強会に参加し、1日は、若手を熱心に指導する様子が公開された。 手術で食道を摘出し、15kgもやせたということで、「食べ物も少ししか食べられず、体力も戻っていないが、指揮ができたことは夢みたい」などと語った。 小澤さんは、9月5日に行われる、「サイトウ・キネン・フェスティバル松本」の公演で正式に復帰する。
Conductor Seiji Ozawa (74) who was taking a rest due to esophageal cancer began active again in Nagano and Shiga Kogen after half a year resting, and had shown the desire to return.
Seiji Ozawa said that, "I regard it as the first day today because I think of it as the start of my new life". Mr. Ozawa took a rest in January, 2010 because esophageal cancer was found after a checkup in 2009 and concentrated on receiving the treatment. The process of the operation and the treatment went well, since the end of July he participated in training gatherings of the orchestra held in Nagano and Oku-shiga Kogen, and on the 1st of this month he appeared openly like an ardent young man conducting. The gullet was removed in the operation and he was thinner by as much as 15 kg, it was said, " Although I am able to eat only a little food, and my physical strength has not returned I want to dream of the conducting again". Mr. Ozawa would return formally when he conducts for "Saitou Kinen Festival Matsumoto" on September 5.
It is nice to hear Mr. Ozawa is returning. His devotion to music commands my respect.
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