Translated by Babel Fish:116000 human concentration official approval withdrawal requests
In Okinawa game with high school historical screening of school textbooks of the education scientific ministry, "group suicide" (forced group death) with the problem where description of the Japanese military forcing was deleted & was corrected, 29th from 3 o'clock in the afternoon were held with the Ginowan seaside park of Ginowan city "the prefectural people conference which requests screening of school textbooks opinion withdrawal" (the same Executive Committee sponsorship) 110000 to participate, when it includes also the Miyako and Yaeyama Gun people conference, 116000 people (sponsor announcement) concentrated from inside and outside the prefecture. The prefectural people conference which protests to the girl rough incident by the American soldier 1995 October 21st (it included Miyako and Yaeyama and 90000 people) it became largest protest meeting after the returning which is exceeded. Adopting official approval opinion withdrawal and the resolution which requests description recovery in full house agreement. Voice of the prefectural people to tail wind, Executive Committee goes up to the capital on October 15th, the intention which request to Prime Minister and crossing the sea period three bright literature course phases and others Yasuo Fukuda.
Photo: Participant = 2007 September 29th 110000 it meets in the prefectural people conference around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Ginowan seaside park (from the head office charter plane Hiroaki Yamashiro)Multi Governors Hiro Nakaima with the direction which participates in the request conduct to the country, enter into schedule adjustment in the week opening.
All the 36 mayors, town managers, and village headmen who exclude 5 mayors, town managers, and village headmen of Miyako and Yaeyama conference participation participate in the conference. With the stage other than mayors, town managers, and village headmen, prefectural election graduate member of the Diet, prefectural discussion, municipalities national assembly chairmen lining up, it sat down.
It follows to "the appeal to the prefectural people" of prefectural PTA combined Chairman Hiromi Moromisato, interest trust conference execution Chairman Nakazato (prefectural national assembly chairman), Governor Nakaima greets. As for Governor Nakaima "it is the fact which cannot hide from the comprehensive background of the age circumstance which includes the education of that time ' group suicide ' concerning the participation of the Japanese military, and testimony such that the hand high-explosive shell is distributed", that it emphasizes. "Quite regrettable" you criticize the literature course ministry which does not accept the request of the prefectural people, "you protest strongly as the person who represents the prefectural people, vis-a-vis the official approval opinion of the latest literature course ministry, state the mind of regrettable as, official approval opinion was withdrawn rapidly, appealed that you demand that you can do the revival of description strongly".
After that, prefectural education Chairman and the high school student Isao Nakayama, the woman and each group, youth representation greeted. Shrine flat spring shiitake of village education Chairman �� victory Tokashiki Yoshikawa of the survivor "of group suicide" of the Tokashiki island and "the group suicide" testimony person of the Zamami island (reading by proxy) you spoke. Also each conference as for end, you aimed toward official approval opinion withdrawal, 116000 people rounded off with Ganba low three singing/stating.
In press conference of after the conference execution Chairman Nakazato "means that 1 person participated in 10 people of the prefectural people. It is the number which it cannot connive at all in the country. Aiming toward the withdrawal of official approval opinion strongly on the basis of this, we would like to keep persevering ", that conference success was verified.
The prefectural people conference held 247 groups of 22 groups and the cosponsor group of the Executive Committee constitution group.
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１１万６０００人結集 検定撤回要求
県民大会に集った１１万人の参加者＝２００７年９月２９日午後４時ごろ、宜野湾海浜公園（本社チャーター機から山城博明）
文部科学省の高校歴史教科書検定で沖縄戦における「集団自決」（強制集団死）の日本軍強制の記述が削除・修正された問題で、２９日午後３時から宜野湾市の宜野湾海浜公園で開催された「教科書検定意見撤回を求める県民大会」（同実行委員会主催）には１１万人が参加、宮古、八重山の郡民大会も含めると、県内外から１１万６千人（主催者発表）が結集した。１９９５年１０月２１日の米兵による少女乱暴事件に抗議する県民大会（宮古、八重山を含め９万人）を上回る復帰後最大の抗議集会となった。検定意見撤回と記述回復を求める決議を満場一致で採択。県民の声を追い風に、実行委員会は１０月１５日に上京し、福田康夫首相や渡海紀三朗文科相らに要請する意向。
仲井真弘多知事は国への要請行動に参加する方向で、週明けに日程調整に入る。
宮古、八重山大会参加の５市町村長を除く全３６市町村長が大会に参加。舞台では市町村長のほか、県選出・出身国会議員、県議、市町村議会議長らが並んで座った。
諸見里宏美県ＰＴＡ連合会長の「県民へのアピール」に続き、仲里利信大会実行委員長（県議会議長）、仲井真知事があいさつ。仲井真知事は「『集団自決』の日本軍の関与については、当時の教育を含む時代状況の総合的な背景や手りゅう弾が配られるなどの証言から覆い隠すことのできない事実である」と強調。県民の要請を受け入れない文科省を「極めて遺憾」と批判し、「県民を代表する者として、今回の文科省の検定意見に対して強く抗議し、遺憾の意を表明するとともに、検定意見が速やかに撤回され、記述の復活がなされることを強く要望する」と訴えた。
その後、中山勲県教育委員長や高校生、女性、各団体、青年代表があいさつした。渡嘉敷島の「集団自決」の生き残りの吉川嘉勝渡嘉敷村教育委員長、座間味島の「集団自決」証言者の宮平春子さん（代読）が発言した。各大会とも最後は、検定意見撤回を目指し、１１万６千人がガンバロー三唱で締めくくった。
大会後の記者会見で仲里実行委員長は「県民の１０人に１人が参加したことになる。国にとっても看過できない数字だ。これをもとに力強く検定意見の撤回を目指して頑張っていきたい」と大会成功を確認した。
県民大会は実行委員会構成団体の２２団体と、共催団体の２４７団体が開催した。
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