Anti-China protesters gathered Saturday in Tokyo and six other major cities in Japan to rally against what it calls an invasion of disputed islands that both claim are part of their territories.
Beijing says the Diaoyu Islands and most of the South China Sea belong to China, disputing neighboring countries’ claims. In Japan, the islands are known as the Senkaku.
Tamogami called China a “thief” and vowed to protect the islands.
田母神氏は中国を”泥棒”と切り捨て、尖閣諸島を守ることを誓った。
Beijing and Tokyo have been clashing over the arrest of a Chinese fishing captain by Japan off the disputed islands.
中国政府と東京は尖閣諸島沖で中国漁船の船長が逮捕されたことに関して衝突している。
The captain was accused of hitting two Japanese coast guard ships and obstructing public officers while they performed their duties.
漁船の船長は日本の巡視船2隻と衝突し、公務執行妨害の罪に問われた。
“I am very angry with China,” said student Shohei Fukumoto.
“私は中国に怒りを覚えている” 学生の福本正平(漢字はてきとー)
China should apologize and pay for the repair of the vessel because the captain was in Japan’s territory when the accident happened, according to Fukumoto.
Japan has since freed the fishing captain, who returned to a hero’s welcome in China.
日本が漁船の船長を帰国させると、
船長は中国の英雄として迎えられた。
Yoko Sakamoto, 55, said Japan has been too easy on China.
55歳の坂本陽子(漢字はてきとー)は
日本は中国に寛容すぎると述べた。
“I ‘d like to criticize Japanese government’s weak attitude toward China and Senkaku Islands issue, rather than China itself,” Sakamoto said. “We should get our national pride back.”