历史岂容肆意颠倒——日本2002年“新历史教科书”评析

The history can never be turned upside down——comments on 2002 Japan's New History Text Book

日本右翼分子自 2 0世纪 5 0年代中期、80年代和 1997年以来 ,围绕历史教科书问题共掀起过三次篡改历史的逆流。他们的目的是企图否定日本对外侵略战争的历史。篡改的主要问题是 :将日本描绘为神国 ;认为战争无正义与侵略之别 ;掩饰日军侵华的暴行 ;歪曲慰安妇问题 ;否定日本的细菌战和化学战 ;把发动太平洋战争美化为建立大东亚共荣圈。用德国和意大利对侵略战争认罪的实例 ,对比日本 ,发人深省。

The Japanese right wingers have tried to reverse the history with the purpose to deny the fact that Japan waged aggressive war.They describe Japan as a divine country,saying that there is no difference between just and unjust wars.They have tried to cover up the war crimes-the atrocities-which had been committed by Japanese aggressors,and twisted the essence of sexual slaves.They deny the fact that Japanese aggressors used bacteriological and chemical weapons and try in every way to verify that the purpose of pacific war was to establish Greater East Asia Co prosperity Sphere.It sets people thinking to compare Japan with Germany and Italy who admitted their guilt in waging aggressive wars.