{"id":211,"date":"2006-07-21T03:57:22","date_gmt":"2006-07-21T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.froginawell.net\/japan\/2006\/07\/yasukuni-why-the-emperor-stopped-going\/"},"modified":"2006-07-21T03:57:22","modified_gmt":"2006-07-21T08:57:22","slug":"yasukuni-why-the-emperor-stopped-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/froginawell.net\/frog\/2006\/07\/yasukuni-why-the-emperor-stopped-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasukuni: Why the Emperor Stopped Going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.froginawell.net\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/DY20060721111826308L2.jpg\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\" border=\"1\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Tomita Tomohiko's Memo\" title=\"Tomita Tomohiko's Memo\" \/>There have been two relatively important Japan history-related news items in the news of late.  There have been revelations about US covert funding of Japanese political parties (perhaps more on this in another posting) and separately, evidence has emerged, scooped by Nikkei, to suggest that emperor Showa (Hirohito) stopped going to Yasukuni shrine because of his displeasure at the enshrinement \u5206\u7940\uff08\u3076\u3093\u3057\uff09 of war criminals there in October 1978 as martyrs.  There has been a lot of speculation over the years the exact reason he stopped going. I will save my own thoughts on this issue for later but in this posting I just want to assemble some of the material on this available in the news online. <\/p>\n<p>Emperor Showa made his last visit to the shrine in November, 1975 after the issue had become more political with prime minister Miki&#8217;s (\u4e09\u6728\u6b66\u592b) visit on August 15th of that year. A former Imperial Household Agency grand steward who served in the position for ten years beginning in 1978, the late Tomita Tomohiki (\u5bcc\u7530\u671d\u5f66 d. Nov. 2003), kept a record of statements made by the emperor. (English: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/english\/Herald-asahi\/TKY200607200574.html\">Asahi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp\/national\/news\/20060720p2a00m0na013000c.html\">Mainichi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/07\/21\/world\/asia\/21japan.html\">NYT<\/a>, Yomiuri <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/national\/20060721TDY01003.htm\">I<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/editorial\/20060721TDY04005.htm\">II<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/national\/20060721TDY03003.htm\">III<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/5199176.stm\">BBC<\/a> Japanese: Asahi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/paper\/editorial20060721.html\">I<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/politics\/update\/0720\/013.html\">II<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0721\/TKY200607200618.html\">III<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/politics\/update\/0720\/005.html\">IV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0720\/TKY200607200581.html\">V<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0720\/TKY200607200188.html\">VI<\/a>, Mainichi: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainichi-msn.co.jp\/today\/news\/m20060722k0000m040084000c.html\">I<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/headlines.yahoo.co.jp\/hl?a=20060720-00000062-mai-soci\">II<\/a> Yomiuri: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/editorial\/news\/20060720ig90.htm\">I<\/a>, Sankei: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sankei.co.jp\/news\/editoria.htm\">I<\/a> )  In one of Tomita&#8217;s recorded memos from April 28th, 1988, the emperor is quoted as saying, among other things, that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Class-A war criminals have been enshrined. Even Matsuoka and Shiratori (have been enshrined). I&#8217;ve heard that Tsukuba dealt cautiously with the matter, but &#8230;&#8221; (Mainichi trans.)<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u79c1\u306f\u3000\u6216\uff08\u3042\uff09\u308b\u6642\u306b\u3001\uff21\u7d1a\uff08\u6226\u72af\uff09\u304c\u5408\u7940\u3055\u308c\u3000\u305d\u306e\u4e0a\u3000\u677e\u5ca1\u3001\u767d\u53d6\uff08\u539f\u6587\u306e\u307e\u307e\uff09\u307e\u3067\u3082\u304c\u3000\u7b51\u6ce2\u306f\u614e\u91cd\u306b\u5bfe\u51e6\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3068\u805e\u3044\u305f\u304c\u300d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why I haven&#8217;t paid a visit to the shrine since then. That&#8217;s my belief.&#8221; (Mainichi)<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u3060\u304b\u3089\u79c1\u3042\u308c\u4ee5\u6765\u3001\u53c2\u62dd\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u79c1\u306e\u5fc3\u3060\u300d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe most immediate result of this revelation, if Tomita&#8217;s quote of the emperor is to be believed and the emperor is telling the truth (some argue that he did not have the freedom to make this sort of decision alone), will be the end of a long-running debate over the emperor&#8217;s motivation for ending his visits.  This news, however, can also have, for better or for worse, an influence on the continued debate over whether prime ministers should visit the shrine.  Interestingly, if you embrace the classic positions of anti-shrine and anti-emperor left or the the pro-emperor and pro-shrine right (and there are many more positions one could take), what the emperor said or what his motivation for stopping doesn&#8217;t necessarily have any bearing on the arguments.  That doesn&#8217;t change the fact that the symbolic and rhetorical value of this issue has already reverberated throughout the Japanese and international media.  <\/p>\n<p>Political Response:<\/p>\n<p>Koizumi &#8211; Has declared that visiting the shrine is a &#8220;personal decision&#8221; and will continue to go.  See this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/news\/20060720it14.htm\">Yomiuri<\/a> article on his response.<\/p>\n<p>LDP Party Secretary General Koga Makoto &#8211; Is interested in pushing Yasukuni towards removing the war criminals from the shrine.  <\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo (Probable future PM)- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/politics\/update\/0720\/005.html\">Casts doubt<\/a> on the memo on 20th, suggests emperor Showa had several reasons for ending his visits but otherwise seems uncomfortable with the whole thing by 21st. As seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/politics\/update\/0720\/013.html\">here<\/a>: \u5b89\u500d\u6c0f\u306f\uff12\uff10\u65e5\u306e\u5348\u524d\u3068\u5348\u5f8c\u306e\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u3067\u300c\u653f\u5e9c\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30b3\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3059\u3079\u304d\u7acb\u5834\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u300d\u306a\u3069\u3068\u7e70\u308a\u8fd4\u3059\u306e\u307f\u3002\u8c37\u57a3\u8ca1\u52d9\u76f8\u3082\u8a18\u8005\u56e3\u306b\u300c\u5929\u7687\u965b\u4e0b\u304c\u3069\u3046\u3044\u3046\u3075\u3046\u306b\u304a\u3063\u3057\u3083\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u306e\u3092\u653f\u5c40\u3068\u7d61\u3081\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u3064\u3082\u308a\u306f\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Aso Taro &#8211; Has previously indicated that he wants to turn Yasukuni into a state-run facility (and\u300c\u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u306e\u975e\u5b97\u6559\u6cd5\u4eba\u5316\u300d) and has previously suggested that the current emperor should visit the shrine. <\/p>\n<p>Tokyo Governor Ishihara &#8211; This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainichi-msn.co.jp\/today\/news\/20060722k0000m040084000c.html\">Mainichi article<\/a> quotes Ishihara as saying, on the 21st: \u300c\u305d\u306e\u304a\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u306f\u3088\u304f\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u306d\u300d\u3068\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u3002\u81ea\u8eab\u304c\u4eca\u5e74\u3082\u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u3092\u53c2\u62dd\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u8a00\u3057\u3001\u300c\u79c1\u304c\u6226\u4e89\u306e\u8cac\u4efb\u8005\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u7948\u308b\u3064\u3082\u308a\u306f\u6bdb\u982d\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u3002  He added his standard take on the trials: \u300c\u5360\u9818\u8ecd\u304c\u52dd\u624b\u306b\u6c7a\u3081\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6c17\u306e\u6bd2\u306a\u7acb\u5834\u306e\u4eba\u3082\u3044\u308b\u3057\u3001\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u6226\u4e89\u306e\u8cac\u4efb\u8005\u3082\u3044\u308b\u300d\u3068\u6307\u6458\u3002\u6226\u52dd\u56fd\u306b\u3088\u308b\u6771\u4eac\u88c1\u5224\u3092\u300c\u4e00\u65b9\u7684\u306b\u52dd\u8005\u304c\u6557\u8005\u3092\u88c1\u304f\u88c1\u5224\u306b\u6b63\u5f53\u6027\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u81ea\u8eab\u304c\u88c1\u304f\u3079\u304d\u3060\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3068\u6279\u5224\u3059\u308b\u4e00\u65b9\u3001\u300c\u88c1\u5224\u306b\u6b63\u5f53\u6027\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u65ad\u7f6a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u306b\u7f6a\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u306e\u306f\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u300d <\/p>\n<p>More on recent political responses in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/news\/20060721ia01.htm\">Yomiuri article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yasukuni Shrine&#8217;s Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The shrine has mostly been responding to suggestions that the war criminals be separated out.  As a number of articles have mentioned, the shrine officials have categorically declared that the enshrinement process cannot be reversed and that the government is in no position to pressure the shrine to do anything.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Responses (May Update in Future):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conservative Yomiuri: Supports state facility for mourning the war dead (\u56fd\u7acb\u306e\u6226\u6ca1\u8005\u8ffd\u60bc\u65bd\u8a2d\u5efa\u8a2d). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/editorial\/20060721TDY04005.htm\">Editorial on 21st<\/a>: &#8220;It may be advisable to grant Yasukuni Shrine the freedom to conduct religious activities in a manner that fits its wishes, while exploring alternative options for honoring the war dead. Probable measures include erecting a state-run memorial for the war dead or expanding the government-run cemetery for unidentified fallen soldiers in Tokyo&#8217;s Chiyoda Ward. We believe considering such alternatives is the only way to resolve the Yasukuni dispute.&#8221;  In the Japanese version of this editorial: \u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5b97\u6559\u6cd5\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u5b97\u6559\u6d3b\u52d5\u3092\u8a8d\u3081\u308b\u3002\u4ed6\u65b9\u3067\u3001\u56fd\u7acb\u8ffd\u60bc\u65bd\u8a2d\u306e\u5efa\u7acb\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u5343\u9ce5\u30f6\u6df5\u6226\u6ca1\u8005\u5893\u82d1\u306e\u62e1\u5145\u306a\u3069\u306e\u65b9\u6cd5\u3092\u8003\u3048\u3066\u3044\u304f\u3002\u300c\u9756\u56fd\u554f\u984c\u300d\u306e\u89e3\u6c7a\u306b\u306f\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3057\u305f\u9078\u629e\u80a2\u3057\u304b\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3002\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Right-Wing Nationalist Sankei: Believes that the Tomita memo should not have any influence on the debate on the shrine, and that it has only limited academic value. See their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sankei.co.jp\/news\/editoria.htm\">editorial<\/a> of the 21st: \u300c\u5bcc\u7530\u6c0f\u306e\u30e1\u30e2\u306f\u5f8c\u8005\u306e\u8aac\u3092\u88dc\u5f37\u3059\u308b\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u8cc7\u6599\u3068\u3044\u3048\u308b\u304c\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u5b66\u554f\u7684\u306a\u8a55\u4fa1\u306b\u3068\u3069\u3081\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u5206\u7940\u306e\u662f\u975e\u8ad6\u306b\u5229\u7528\u3059\u3079\u304d\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u307e\u3057\u3066\u3001\u9996\u76f8\u306e\u9756\u56fd\u53c2\u62dd\u3092\u3081\u3050\u308b\u662f\u975e\u8ad6\u3068\u5b89\u6613\u306b\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u306f\u306a\u308b\u307e\u3044\u3002\u300dWants Koizumi to not be influenced in the least and continue to go to the shrine as a &#8220;representative of the people&#8221;: \u5c0f\u6cc9\u7d14\u4e00\u90ce\u9996\u76f8\u306f\u5bcc\u7530\u6c0f\u306e\u30e1\u30e2\u306b\u5de6\u53f3\u3055\u308c\u305a\u3001\u56fd\u6c11\u3092\u4ee3\u8868\u3057\u3066\u5802\u3005\u3068\u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u306b\u53c2\u62dd\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3002\u300d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholars, Blogs, and the rest (May Update in future):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Yomiuri article quotes a few responses:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ikuhiko Hata, a Nippon University lecturer specializing in contemporary history, said: &#8220;For many years, I&#8217;ve considered Mr. Tomita as being honest and faithful. I would say that the diaries and memos of his that I&#8217;ve read are highly reliable and recount what the emperor actually said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regarding the reasons the emperor stopped visiting the shrine, there has been little evidence from those who were close to the emperor. Therefore, arguments were often premised on speculation. But, the newly discovered memo now provides crucial evidence that Emperor Showa felt displeasure. Future discussions therefore will be made based on this information,&#8221; Hata said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Matsudaira, the then chief priest, made the decision to enshrine the Class-A war criminals without obtaining consent from the bereaved families, or confirming the emperor&#8217;s opinion. The priest should have followed the correct procedures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Isao Tokoro of Kyoto Sangyo University, specializing in legal history, said, &#8220;If we assume that the memo actually records Emperor Showa&#8217;s remarks, we should examine it very carefully.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For example, it is difficult to assess whether the statement &#8216;even Matsuoka and Shiratori&#8217; indicates that the emperor was critical of the enshrinement of Class-A war criminals per se, or displeased over the enshrinement of certain specific war criminals,&#8221; Tokoro said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Emperor Showa may have regretted that he authorized the decision to go to war. We should not jump to quick conclusions that he felt such displeasure. Rather, we should reexamine the documents together with the memoirs of late former Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, which have already been published,&#8221; Tokoro added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>-Interesting discussion of the influence of the emperor&#8217;s statement on public opinion in <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.goo.ne.jp\/staticdesk99\/e\/90d09f8e149e9879738340a8402a4b21\">this blog posting<\/a> over at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.goo.ne.jp\/staticdesk99\">\u300c\u307c\u304f\u3089\u515a\u300d\u306e\u8a00\u8ad6\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Yesterday apparently an unlit Molotov coktail <a href=\"http:\/\/mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp\/national\/news\/20060721p2a00m0na015000c.html\">was hurled at the headquarters of Nikkei newspaper headquarters<\/a>, the newspaper which scooped this story.  (Japanese: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/national\/news\/20060721it02.htm\">Yomiuri<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>-Asahi has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0720\/TKY200607200581.html\">article<\/a> with some responses by various people they interviewed.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0720\/TKY200607200188.html\">Asahi article<\/a> provides a useful list of the 14 enshrined war criminals at Yasukuni, their political\/military positions and sentences\/fate after the Tokyo trials:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enshrined War Criminals, the &#8220;Showa Martyrs&#8221; (\u662d\u548c\u6b89\u96e3\u8005)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u3010\u7d5e\u9996\u5211\u3011\uff08\u80a9\u66f8\u306f\u6226\u6642\u3001\u4ee5\u4e0b\u540c\u3058\uff09<br \/>\n\u6771\u6761\u82f1\u6a5f\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\u3001\u9996\u76f8\uff09<br \/>\n\u677f\u57a3\u5f81\u56db\u90ce\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<br \/>\n\u571f\u80a5\u539f\u8ce2\u4e8c\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<br \/>\n\u677e\u4e95\u77f3\u6839\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<br \/>\n\u6728\u6751\u5175\u592a\u90ce\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<br \/>\n\u6b66\u85e4\u7ae0\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u4e2d\u5c06\uff09<br \/>\n\u5e83\u7530\u5f18\u6bc5\uff08\u9996\u76f8\u3001\u5916\u76f8\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u3010\u7d42\u8eab\u5211\u3001\u7344\u6b7b\u3011<br \/>\n\u5e73\u6cbc\u9a0f\u4e00\u90ce\uff08\u9996\u76f8\uff09<br \/>\n\u5c0f\u78ef\u56fd\u662d\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\u3001\u9996\u76f8\uff09<br \/>\n\u767d\u9ce5\u654f\u592b\uff08\u99d0\u30a4\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2\u5927\u4f7f\uff09<br \/>\n\u6885\u6d25\u7f8e\u6cbb\u90ce\uff08\u9678\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u3010\u7981\u56fa\uff12\uff10\u5e74\u3001\u7344\u6b7b\u3011<br \/>\n\u6771\u90f7\u8302\u5fb3\uff08\u5916\u76f8\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u3010\u5224\u6c7a\u524d\u306b\u75c5\u6b7b\u3011<br \/>\n\u677e\u5ca1\u6d0b\u53f3\uff08\u5916\u76f8\uff09<br \/>\n\u6c38\u91ce\u4fee\u8eab\uff08\u6d77\u8ecd\u5927\u5c06\uff09<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/headlines.yahoo.co.jp\/hl?a=20060720-00000062-mai-soci\">Mainichi article<\/a> from the 20th provides a useful little Yasukuni timeline:<\/p>\n<p>\u25c7\u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u3068\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u5408\u7940\u3092\u5de1\u308b\u52d5\u304d\u25c7<br \/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff14\uff15\u5e74\uff18\u6708\u3000\u7d42\u6226\u306e\u7389\u97f3\u653e\u9001<br \/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff14\uff16\u5e74\uff14\u6708\u3000\u56fd\u969b\u691c\u5bdf\u5c40\u304c\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u5bb9\u7591\u8005\uff12\uff18\u4eba\u3092\u8d77\u8a34<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff16\u6708\u3000\u677e\u5ca1\u6d0b\u53f3\u88ab\u544a\u304c\u75c5\u6b7b<br \/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff14\uff18\u5e74\uff11\uff11\u5e74\u3000\u6975\u6771\u56fd\u969b\u8ecd\u4e8b\u88c1\u5224\uff08\u6771\u4eac\u88c1\u5224\uff09\u3067\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u306e\u3046\u3061\uff17\u4eba\u306b\u7d5e\u9996\u5211\u5224\u6c7a<br 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\/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff17\uff18\u5e74\uff11\uff10\u6708\u3000\u9756\u56fd\u795e\u793e\u304c\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\uff11\uff14\u4eba\u3092\u5408\u7940<br \/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff18\uff15\u5e74\uff18\u6708\u3000\u4e2d\u66fd\u6839\u5eb7\u5f18\u9996\u76f8\u304c\u516c\u5f0f\u53c2\u62dd\u3002\u300c\u5b97\u6559\u8272\u3092\u8584\u3081\u305f\u5f62\u5f0f\u306a\u3089\u516c\u5f0f\u53c2\u62dd\u306f\u5408\u61b2\u300d\u3068\u306e\u5b98\u623f\u9577\u5b98\u8ac7\u8a71\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3066<br \/>\n\uff11\uff19\uff18\uff16\u5e74\uff18\u6708\u3000\u8fd1\u96a3\u8af8\u56fd\u306b\u914d\u616e\u3057\u3066\u4e2d\u66fd\u6839\u9996\u76f8\u304c\u53c2\u62dd\u65ad\u5ff5<br \/>\n\uff12\uff10\uff10\uff11\u5e74\uff18\u6708\u3000\u5c0f\u6cc9\u7d14\u4e00\u90ce\u9996\u76f8\u304c\uff11\uff13\u65e5\u306b\u53c2\u62dd\u3002\u4ee5\u964d\u3001\u6bce\u5e74\u53c2\u62dd<br \/>\n\uff12\uff10\uff10\uff15\u5e74\uff16\u6708\u3000\u5c0f\u6cc9\u9996\u76f8\u304c\u8846\u9662\u4e88\u7b97\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a\u3067\uff21\u7d1a\u6226\u72af\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u300c\u6226\u4e89\u72af\u7f6a\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u8a8d\u8b58\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300d\u3068\u7b54\u5f01<br \/>\n\u3000\u25c7\u5185\u5bb9\u3092\u7cbe\u67fb\u3057\u3001\u51b7\u9759\u306a\u5206\u6790\u5fc5\u8981<\/p>\n<p>A closer look at a picture of the passage in Tomita&#8217;s records from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/national\/update\/0720\/TKY200607200188.html\">this Asahi<\/a> article: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.froginawell.net\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/_national_update_0720_image_TKY200607200322.jpg\" height=\"256\" width=\"249\" border=\"1\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"6\" alt=\"Memo Picture\" title=\"Memo Picture\" \/><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been two relatively 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