印度警方起诉西藏噶玛巴活佛违法

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BBC Chinese, Dec 8, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... a_karmapalama.shtml

(2) 日本热议偷袭珍珠港七十年历史
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... harbour_70yrs.shtml
("日本内阁府12月3日发表今年的“外交舆论调查”说明，全国3000名被访者中，对美国有亲近感的民意达到82%，不但创下内阁府33年来每年实施该调查的最高水准，而且说明二战后战败情绪主导抗拒美国的日本民间感情已逆转")

My comment:
(a) US aid in the earthquake/tsunami helps.
(b) The last two paragraphs of the report state:

"多个地方报纸周四则引用共同社报道，今夏在茨城县民高桥昭男的家中发现和展示二战14名甲级战犯被执行死刑前的书法，至今吸引参观者络绎不绝。

"书法是狱中的14名甲级战犯送给负责他们饮食的高桥父亲的。研究二战史的半藤一利对共同社展示的前外相重光葵写的'仁者爱山、' 前陆军大臣畑俊六写的山本五十六的座右铭'百战百胜不如一忍 万言万当不如一默'等分析说，14名战犯一起送给个人的书法非常罕见，笔迹也可看出战犯面对死刑的安宁心境。

I am speechless. Neither was executed.

(i) 重光 葵 Mamoru SHIGEMITSU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsu
(1887-1957; signed the instrument of surrender on Sept 2, 1945 onboard USS Missouri; Despite Shigemitsu’s well-known opposition to the war, at the insistence of the Soviet Union, he was taken into custody for war crime; convicted and incarcerated for 7 years)
(ii) 畑 俊六  Shunroku HATA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunroku_Hata
(1879-1962; convicted for war crime, sentenced to life imprisonment, paroled in 1955)

(iii) The BBC report is correct to the extent that fourteen (14) detainees gave calligraphy to the father (named 猛男) of 高橋 昭男. However, the report is mistaken inasfar as calligraphy written shortly before execution ("执行死刑前的书法"), 14 executed, and 重光葵 and 畑俊六 executed.

(A) A級戦犯
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%E ... B.E5.88.91.EF.BC.89
(section 6.1 絞首刑（死刑）: 板垣 征四郎, 木村 兵太郎, 土肥原 賢二, 東條 英機; 武藤 章, 松井 石根, 広田 弘毅)

The seven were hanged on Dec 23, 1948.

(B) Indeed, the above seven were NOT those who wrote the calligraphy.
* The calligraphy was written in the summer of 1950 (昭和25年). All together fourteen detainees gave calligraphy to Takahashi's father, including, besides 重光葵 and 畑俊六, 平沼 騏一郎, 小磯 国昭, 木戸 幸一, 荒木 貞夫 and 島田 繁太郎 (all class A war criminals).
* These 14 were incarcerated in Sugamo Prison 巣鴨 拘置所 (at Tokyo), where the seven condemned had been hanged also.


(3) Latest first.
(a) 美重申其亚太政策并非针对中国
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... a_us_military.shtml
(正在北京参加中美第12轮防务磋商的美国国防部次长佛洛诺伊再次强调)
(b) 何宗安, 美对台军售后美中防务磋商如期举行
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... ense-135159528.html