at 10:00 am on september 2nd, a special group interview was held at the press center for the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the chinese people's war of resistance against japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war. among the five international friends who made contributions to china's victory in the chinese people's war of resistance against japanese aggression, or their family representatives, a japanese senior named yokichi kobayashi drew wide attention from both chinese and foreign journalists.
yokichi kobayashi, 74, is a japanese citizen and the son of kiyoshi kobayashi, a japanese veteran of the eighth route army. he has long been dedicated to anti-war and peace initiatives, and was involved in organizing the japanese veterans' association "coconut society" where he now serves as vice president and executive director. he has actively promoted peace and anti-war advocacy and china-japan friendship in japanese society. kiyoshi kobayashi, who once served as an officer in the enemy forces work department of the shandong military region of the eighth route army, authored memoirs including "on chinese soil-the autobiography of a 'japanese eighth route soldier'" and "a history of japanese anti-war organizations in china. "
after a brief greeting in japanese, yokichisaid, "today i would like to introduce myself and answer questions in chinese."
"my father, kiyoshi kobayashi, was once a japanese soldier. after being captured, he studied at the yan'an japanese worker and peasant school and other schools, which completely transformed his worldview. he realized that the war launched by japan was an unjust war of aggression. he even wrote a reflection article that was published in the 'dazhong bao' on july 23rd, 1944," said yokichi. as he spoke, he showed a copy of that newspaper as well as his own comic work titled "the miracle of pagoda mountain."
"my father wrote many articles in newspapers and fought side by side with the eighth route army against japanese invaders. this was not only a glorious chapter in his own life, but also something that my family and i take great pride in," yokichi said, drawing a round of applause from the audience.
"history must not be forgotten. the atrocities committed by the imperial japanese army in its aggression against china should be made known to the world. let it be firmly remembered: a nation's self-reflection on history is far more important than another nation's forgiveness. only a country that dares to reflect can earn the respect of the world," yokichi said firmly, prompting another round of warm applause.
「日籍八路軍」之子小林陽吉：一個民族的反省，遠比另一個民族的寬容更重要
9月2日上午10時，一場特殊的記者見面會在中國人民抗日戰爭暨世界反法西斯戰爭勝利80周年紀念活動新聞中心舉行。參會的5位都是為中國抗戰勝利作出貢獻的國際友人或其遺屬代表，其中，一位名叫小林陽吉的日本老人吸引了眾多中外記者的目光。
小林陽吉，男，74歲，日本籍，日本籍八路軍老戰士小林清之子。長期開展反戰和平工作，參與組織成立八路軍老戰士團體「椰子實會」，現任該會副會長兼事務局長，積極向日本社會開展和平反戰宣傳和中日友好活動。小林清，原八路軍山東軍區敵軍工作部幹部，曾出版回憶錄《在中國的土地上——一個「日本八路」的自述》及《在華日人反戰組織史話》。
在用日語簡單寒暄幾句後，小林陽吉說：「今天我想用中文來做自我介紹和回答問題。」
「我的父親小林清原來是一名日本士兵，被俘後他在延安等地工農學校學習，他的世界觀得到了根本轉變。他明白了日本發動的戰爭是不正義的侵略戰爭。他曾經寫過一篇思想反省文章，刊登在1944年7月23日的《大眾報》上。」說著，小林陽吉在現場拿出了當年這份報紙的複印件，還有他自己創作的漫畫《寶塔山的奇蹟》。
「我的父親多次在報紙上撰寫文章，並且和八路軍一道抗擊日本侵略者，這不僅是他自己人生輝煌的篇章，也是我和家人引以為榮的地方。」小林陽吉一說完，現場就響起了掌聲。
「歷史是不能忘記的，日本帝國主義侵略中國的暴行，理應公之於世，讓人們牢牢記住：一個民族的反省，遠遠要比另一個民族的寬容更加重要，一個勇於反省的國家才能得到世界的尊敬。」小林陽吉的發言擲地有聲，現場再次響起熱烈掌聲。
文丨記者 柳卓楠
圖丨記者 周巍
翻譯丨曾敏
審校丨林佳岱
