早期英語教育和領土聲明納入新的課程指導原則中

TOKYO —Japanese elementary schools will start English education earlier and elementary and junior high schools are told to teach in classes that two disputed island groups are Japanese territory under new curriculum guidelines the education ministry said Tuesday.

東京——日本教育部週二稱在新的課程指導原則下，日本小學將更早的進行英語教育，而小學和初中裏必須教育學生兩個有爭議的島嶼羣屬於日本領土。

It is the first time that the ministry decided to state in the legally binding guidelines that the Takeshima islets controlled by South Korea and the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands claimed by China are “inherent” parts of Japanese territory. South Korea immediately lodged a protest.

這是教育部方面首次決定在有法律效力的指導方針內宣揚主權問題，這兩座島嶼一座是韓國方面控制的竹島，另一座是由日本佔據，但是中國方面宣稱其爲“自古以來固有領土”的尖閣列島。南韓方面對於此事立刻表示了抗議。

In a related move the welfare ministry unveiled draft guidelines on nursery school management for fiscal 2018 which also for the first time cited the need for children to “get familiar with” the national flag and anthem. The flag and anthem have often been controversial in Japan because of their lixs to past militarism.

教育部還公佈了2018財年有關幼兒園管理的指導方針草案，其中也第一次提及要求孩子們更加熟悉國旗和國歌。在日本，國旗和國歌常常因爲與過去的軍國主義聯繫到一起而充滿爭議。

As for elementary junior high and senior high schools curriculum guidelines are revised roughly every 10 years. They show what must at least be taught to students. On Tuesday the Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology announced the draft of the next guidelines for elementary and junior high school education.

涉及小學，初中及高中的課程指導方針每十年就大略的修改一次。他們展示了那些是必須要教導給學生的必要內容。週二文部科學省公佈了中小學新的課程指導方針的草案。