Re: Japanese Eight Route Army veteran: taking part in China's Resistance War is the pride of my life.
" from the day I was captured by the Eight Route Army, the old I had no longer existed, some only the Chinese people gave me to the new year - Japan eight, which was the pride of my life. "
"I want to tell the real history to the next generation" in December,
1955, Kobayashi returned to Japan to do Chinese translation on an ocean merchant ship until he was 73 years old before retiring. After his retirement, he has been working in Sino Japanese friendship and has served as the president of the New Fourth Army of the eight Japanese army. In
2005, Xiao Lin was invited to China to take part in the commemoration of the victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan and the world's anti fascist war 60th anniversary. After returning to Japan, Kobayashi made a presentation to introduce China's great changes and rapid development.
now, Xiao Lin is looking forward to returning to Beijing to participate in the commemoration of the victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan and the world's anti fascist war 70th anniversary.
Xiao Lin said: "we commemorate the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan and the victory of the world anti fascist war 70th anniversary, remembering the battle poems of youth and reviewing the unforgettable page of history in order to make the Japanese and Chinese people forever amicable. China's solemn commemoration of the victory of the Anti Japanese war is 70th anniversary, which can condense the national spirit, improve the national confidence and pride, and play a warning role in distorting history and beautifying the historical backflow of the war of aggression.
Xiao Lin really missed the glorious days when she fought in Japan's eight way in Shandong. In 2013, Liu Chunhua, the vice president of the Beijing Eight Route Army Shandong Anti Japanese base area research association, handed over to Xiao Lin a huge "Yimeng soul" calligraphy works. Xiao Lin left a lot of tears on the spot, and later spent a lot of money to mount the calligraphy works and put on the plain white suit, wearing the commemorative stamp that China sent to him and photographing it. On the occasion of the interview, Xiao Lin showed the photo to reporters.
Xiao Lin believes that the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan is an important part of the world's anti fascist war. The war of resistance against Japan in China is one of the greatest national liberation wars in human history, no matter from the grand scale, the wide mobilization, the thorough revolution and the profound meaning of the war. "As a Japanese can participate in the war of resistance against Japan in China, it is the pride and happiness of my life".
Kobayashi is very concerned about the current political situation in Japan. In the view of Kobayashi, the Japanese government has imposed a new security bill in the house of representatives in its essence to break the international order formed since World War II. In the long run, it will threaten the peace in the surrounding countries and in the Asian region.
"the Chinese people commemorate the victory of the war of resistance 70th anniversary, is for yesterday, more for tomorrow; for the dead, more for the living; for the national rejuvenation, more for human peace. This is the best remembrance of history. " Xiao Lin stressed to this reporter.
Xiao Lin said that his only wish is to tell the next generation the real history in his lifetime, and let more people know the hard won friendship in the day, cherish the love, and not turn the historical time needle back. (Liu Junguo, a journalist based in Japan)