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NHKが、今日正午のニュースで、安倍政権の姿勢を批判的に捉えた米紙ニューヨーク・タイムズの記事(東京発タブチ・ヒロコの署名入り)を大々的に「報道」した。
元の記事自体、左翼の高橋哲哉氏の安倍批判コメントを中心に据えた、偏向したものだが、それでも最後は「新しい年は憲法改正への新たな歩みを刻むことになろう」(the new year is likely to mark new steps to change the Constitution)と事実なら結構な観測で締めくくっている。
すなわち読む人が読めば、「安倍はよい方向に舵を切っているのだな」と感じ取れる構成になっている。
ニューヨーク・タイムズは、米保守派がNew York Slimes(ニューヨーク・ヘドロ)と表現するほど左傾した新聞である。
米主流メディアのリベラル偏向を、日本の主流メディアが増幅して伝えるという、「国際報道」における歪みが今回も明瞭に現れたようだ。NHKの1年を締めくくるにふさわしい、見事な偏向ぶりだった。
NHK 2013年12月28日 11時56分
米有力紙「参拝は平和主義から離脱」
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20131228/k10014186061000.html
安倍総理大臣の靖国神社参拝について、アメリカの有力紙のニューヨーク・タイムズは日本が戦後の平和主義から離脱しようとしているという論説記事を掲載し、日本と中国や韓国との関係が一層冷え込み、アメリカの対アジア政策にも悪影響を及ぼしかねないと懸念を示しています。
27日付けのニューヨーク・タイムズは、国際面のトップに「神社への参拝によって日本のリーダーは平和主義から離脱する姿勢を鮮明にした」という見出しの論説記事を掲載しました。
記事には安倍総理大臣が靖国神社参拝に先立ち、野党やメディアの反対にもかかわらず特定秘密保護法を成立させたほか、自衛隊の装備を拡充する防衛大綱をまとめるなどして、政治的なリスクを負いながら日本の戦後の平和主義からかじを切ろうとしているとしています。
また、外交的には今回の靖国神社参拝が日本と中国や韓国との関係を一層悪化させ、アメリカにとってももはや日本は、中国に対抗するうえで頼りになる存在ではなく、中国との緊張を高める「アジアの問題」になろうとしていると指摘し、アメリカの対アジア政策にも悪影響を及ぼしかねないと懸念を示しています。
The New York Times
December 26, 2013
With Shrine Visit, Leader Asserts Japan’s Track From Pacifism
By HIROKO TABUCHI
That larger agenda, which helped cut short Mr. Abe’s first stint in office in 2006-7, has again come to the forefront in recent weeks, culminating in his year-end visit Thursday to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the nation’s war dead, including several war criminals who were executed after
The latest visit set off swift rebukes from officials in
Mr. Abe has shown, however, that he is willing to take on big political risks to steer the country away from its postwar pacifism. Last month, he ignored blistering criticism from political opponents as well as the news media and steamrollered through Parliament a law that would tighten government control over state secrets. The law was presented by the government as a mechanism to aid in the sharing of military intelligence with allies, and create an American-style National Security Council.
Mr. Abe has also increased military spending for the first time in a decade, and loosened self-imposed restrictions on exporting weapons. A new defense plan calls for the acquisition of drones and amphibious assault vehicles to prepare for the prospect of a prolonged rivalry with
And experts say that next year, Mr. Abe could start taking concrete steps to reinterpret, and ultimately revise, Japan’s 1947 pacifist Constitution, something he has described as a life goal. Proposed changes could allow the country to officially maintain a standing army for the first time since the war, and take on a larger global security role.
“The past year has given Mr. Abe confidence to start flying his own colors,” said Koji Murata, president of
Mr. Abe’s push is at once timely and risky. Regional anxiety over Beijing’s own rapid military buildup — and the relative decline of American influence here as Washington remains distracted by the Middle East — has seemed to set the stage for a more confident Japan. And tensions with
But territorial disputes, as well as sharp disagreements over the legacy of the war, also make for a dangerous backdrop to Japan’s rise. Japanese and Chinese patrol boats remain in a tense standoff near uninhabited islands in the East China Sea claimed by both countries, prompting concern among some military analysts that a miscalculation or accident could set off an armed confrontation.
“Mr. Abe has poured even more fuel on the fire,” said Tetsuya Takahashi, a professor of philosophy at the
Mr. Abe walks a fine line in part because the many facets of his agenda do not sit well together. For one, good relations with
Nor do Mr. Abe’s deeply revisionist views of history — which he inherited from his grandfather Nobusuke Kishi, who was jailed for war crimes before eventually becoming prime minister — inspire confidence that
When Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited
“In the end, Mr. Abe’s historical views diverge sharply from
Yet thanks to his early focus on the economy, Mr. Abe’s ratings of around 50 percent are high by recent Japanese standards; he faces no credible opposition and no nationwide elections are scheduled until 2016. His ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections in July, giving it control over both chambers of Parliament, and the power to push through legislation.
Mr. Abe has, at times, worked well with the Americans. For example, he was personally involved in a long-stalled plan to move an American Marine base on the
“He began by focusing on economic revival, and cementing his support, which was wise,” said Eiji Yoshida, a professor of law at Kansai University in Osaka. “But he’s been waiting and waiting for the moment he can move on to his true agenda, and that moment is now.”
“China has already played its card. There’s little room for it to escalate matters over Prime Minister Abe’s visit,” Mr. Murata of
Some analysts say that Mr. Abe did his best to minimize the fallout from his Yasukuni visit. He avoided worshiping there during the shrine’s seasonal religious festivals, or during politically or historically significant anniversaries.
Many Japanese conservatives say the visit should not be so politically charged, because it was simply meant to honor the 3.1 million military personnel and civilians who perished in World War II.
Mr. Abe himself made that claim, saying he contemplated on the “preciousness of peace” as he paid his respects at Yasukuni.
Few analysts, however, think that he will now turn his full focus back to the economy. Instead, the new year is likely to mark new steps to change the Constitution.
Mr. Abe has said he would first push to reinterpret the Constitution to allow
“Perhaps the most important lesson of Abe’s visit to Yasukuni is that despite claims that Abe is focused on economic recovery above all else, the prime minister does not believe that his mandate is limited to his economic policies,” said Tobias Harris, an expert on Japanese politics at Teneo Intelligence, an advisory firm.