早期英语教育和领土声明纳入新的课程指导原则中

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.

东京——日本教育部周二称在新的课程指导原则下，日本小学将更早的进行英语教育，而小学和初中里必须教育学生两个有争议的岛屿群属于日本领土。

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.

这是教育部方面首次决定在有法律效力的指导方针内宣扬主权问题，这两座岛屿一座是韩国方面控制的竹岛，另一座是由日本占据，但是中国方面宣称其为“自古以来固有领土”的尖阁列岛。南韩方面对于此事立刻表示了抗议。

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.

教育部还公布了2018财年有关幼儿园管理的指导方针草案，其中也第一次提及要求孩子们更加熟悉国旗和国歌。在日本，国旗和国歌常常因为与过去的军国主义联系到一起而充满争议。

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.

涉及小学，初中及高中的课程指导方针每十年就大略的修改一次。他们展示了那些是必须要教导给学生的必要内容。周二文部科学省公布了中小学新的课程指导方针的草案。