In the early Showa period (before the World War II) Sokichi TSUDA was convicted for expressing that Kojiki and Nihon Shoki ("A Record of Ancient Matters" and "The Chronicles of Japan") were compiled by a highly political reason to raise the legitimacy of the Imperial family, the ruler of Japan. |
昭和初期(戦前)、津田左右吉は記紀が天皇家の日本統治の正当性を高めるために高度な政治的な理由で編纂されたとの意見を表現し、有罪判決を受けた。 |