2015年CRI 日本前任首相接受抗议新安保法案

 

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has joined a demonstration¹ in Tokyo, protesting a series of security bills currently being pushed through parliament by the current Japanese government.

Murayama has taken time to address the crowd of around 2-thousand in-front of the country's Parliament, suggesting the new bills being sponsored by current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are a political ploy².

"The act of willfully satisfying his own desires, regardless of citizens' opinions, just by using his power of premiership is nothing but tyranny. It is intolerable."

The 91-year old Murayama, who famously issued a Japanese apology for the country's wartime past during his time as Prime Minister 20-years ago, says Japan's pacifist Constitution needs to be maintained.

"I don't know how many years I have left, but as long as I live, I will do everything to protect the Peace Constitution. Let's all work together for this."

Under the new bills being moved forward by the Abe administration, the Japanese military will be able to engage in armed conflicts overseas, and can also be sent in to help defend the country's allies, even if Japan isn't under threat.

Japan's Constitution, drafted by the United States after World War II, specifically restricts the Japanese military to self-defense only.

The proposed legislation still needs to move through the upper house of the Japanese parliament.

If a vote isn't held in the upper chamber³ within the next two months, it will be sent back to the lower house, where Abe's coalition⁴ government should be able to make the bills law with a two-thirds majority.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。