◆どうもありがとうございます
- Literal：Thank you very much.
- Category：My saying
- 【バック Return】 【リンク Link】
◆平成28年1月27日（水）フィリピン大統領閣下主催晩餐会 フィリピンは日本から受けた全ての恩恵に感謝します ◆ベニグノ・アキノ三世（比国大統領）の「乾杯の辞」の英文である。 Japan has likewise been a vital partner in our peace process and the development of Mindanao, as well as in the enhancement of our maritime and disaster management capabilities. You have also been a staunch ally in advancing the rule of law in our region. For all this, and many more, I, on behalf of my countrymen, say: Domo arigato gozaimasu. 「貴国はまた、ミンダナオの和平プロセスや開発に加え、我が国の海上能力 や災害管理能力の強化をも支える重要なパートナーであり、アジアにおける法 の支配を推進する力強い同盟国でもあります。ここに挙げたものだけでなく、 貴国から受けたすべての恩恵に対し、フィリピン国民を代表して、貴国の言葉 で「どうもありがとうございます」と申し上げます」。 facebook 櫻田 淳 ◆平成28年1月27日（水）フィリピン大統領閣下主催晩餐会 Toast of President Aquino during the state dinner in honor of the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Toast of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines During the state dinner in honor of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan [Delivered at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall, Malacanan Palace, on January 27, 2016] It is a great honor for our people to host Your Majesties on your return to the Philippines. This visit comes at an auspicious time, as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our relations, and your presence today indeed emphasizes the depth of the friendship between our two nations. Many years ago in, 1962, Your Majesties first visited our shores. As you narrated to me: You then had a sense of apprehension as to how my countrymen would welcome you, in light of the pains of the past. However, you saw that your anxieties were unfounded, given the way in which President Diosdado Macapagal and the rest of the Filipino people received you. Just as Your Majesties were imparted with so many good memories all those years ago, it is our hope that you will depart with even better memories after rediscovering the affection and hospitality of the Filipino people. This is the fourth time I that have met Your Majesties, the first being when I accompanied my mother on her visit to Japan in 1986, and the others were during my visits to Japan as President. In all my encounters with Your Majesties, I have always admired the simplicity, sincerity, and grace you demonstrate. One cannot help but marvel at how you have upheld your duties and obligations, and have undertaken tremendous sacrifices, which all form part of a lifetime commitment of restoring and enhancing relations. I can only imagine the difficulties that you carry as the symbols of your nation and as individuals of good will. As the leader of my people, I accepted their mandate knowing full well that the sacrifices that I would have to make would be limited to my time in office. In meeting Your Majesties, I am held in awe, recognizing the burdens you have borne, as you have had to live with the weight of the decisions made by others during the dark episodes in the history of our nations. It is, however, upon this history that we have built a far more enduring relationship. Japan has been a consistent, able, and trustworthy partner, who has helped advance our people’s progress. Allow me to cite some examples: Japan was our top trading partner in 2014, and was our largest source of active Official Development Assistance as well as our top source of Investment Promotion Agency-approved foreign investments for that year. Japan has likewise been a vital partner in our peace process and the development of Mindanao, as well as in the enhancement of our maritime and disaster management capabilities. You have also been a staunch ally in advancing the rule of law in our region. For all this, and many more, I, on behalf of my countrymen, say: Domo arigato gozaimasu. Your Majesties, your visit becomes all the more meaningful, when we consider that you have chosen to come to our country at this point in your lives. While travelling to our shores in the 1960s might have taken longer, Your Majesties may have found it less taxing back then. Tonight, I speak for everyone present when I say that we are deeply honored by Your Majesties’ presence as “respected symbols achieving ‘peace everywhere’ you go.” On this note, allow me to propose a toast: May Their Majesties continue to be blessed with great happiness and good health; May the solidarity between our two peoples redound to a shared prosperity for generations to come; and May the strategic partnership of our two nations serve as a firm cornerstone for peace, stability, and progress in our part of the world. ◆平成28年1月27日（水） フィリピン大統領閣下主催晩餐会における天皇陛下のご答辞（大統領府） 貴国と我が国との国交正常化60周年に当たり，大統領閣下の御招待によりここ フィリピンの地を再び踏みますことは，皇后と私にとり，深い喜びと感慨を覚 えるものであります。今夕は私どものために晩餐会を催され，大統領閣下から 丁重な歓迎の言葉をいただき，心より感謝いたします。 私どもが初めて貴国を訪問いたしましたのは，1958年12月，ガルシア大統領御 夫妻が国賓として我が国を御訪問になったことに対する，昭和天皇の名代とし ての答訪であり，今から54年前のことであります。1962年11月，マニラ空港に 着陸した飛行機の機側に立ち，温顔で迎えて下さったマカパガル大統領御夫妻 を始め，多くの貴国民から温かく迎えられたことは，私どもの心に今も深く残 っております。この時，カヴィテにアギナルド将軍御夫妻をお訪ねし，将軍が 1898年，フィリピンの独立を宣言されたバルコニーに将軍御夫妻と共に立った ことも，私どもの忘れ得ぬ思い出であります。 貴国と我が国の人々の間には，16世紀中頃から交易を通じて交流が行われ，マ ニラには日本町もつくられました。しかし17世紀に入り，時の日本の政治を行 っていた徳川幕府が鎖国令を出し，日本人の外国への渡航と，外国人の日本へ の入国を禁じたことから，両国の人々の交流はなくなりました。その後再び交 流が行われるようになったのは，19世紀半ば，我が国が鎖国政策を改め，諸外 国との間に国交を開くことになってからのことです。 当時貴国はスペインの支配下に置かれていましたが，その支配から脱するため， 人々は身にかかる危険をも顧みず，独立を目指して活動していました。ホセ・ リサールがその一人であり，武力でなく，文筆により独立への機運を盛り上げ た人でありました。若き日に彼は日本に1か月半滞在し，日本への理解を培い， 来る将来，両国が様々な交流や関係を持つであろうと書き残しています。リサ ールは，フィリピンの国民的英雄であるとともに， 日比にっぴ両国の友好関係 の先駆けとなった人物でもありました。 昨年私どもは，先の大戦が終わって70年の年を迎えました。この戦争において は，貴国の国内において日米両国間の熾烈しれつな戦闘が行われ，このことに より貴国の多くの人が命を失い，傷つきました。このことは，私ども日本人が 決して忘れてはならないことであり，この度の訪問においても，私どもはこの ことを深く心に置き，旅の日々を過ごすつもりでいます。 貴国は今，閣下の英邁えいまいな御指導のもと，アジアの重要な核を成す一国 として，堅実な発展を続けています。過ぐる年の初夏，閣下を国賓として我が 国にお迎えできたことは，今も皇后と私の，うれしく楽しい思い出になってい ます。 この度の私どもの訪問が，両国国民の相互理解と友好の絆を一層強めることに 資することを深く願い，ここに大統領閣下並びに御姉上の御健勝と，フィリピ ン国民の幸せを祈り，杯を挙げたいと思います。 On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Philippines and Japan, it is a great pleasure for the Empress and I to be visiting the Philippines again at the invitation of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III. I would like to express our profound gratitude to Your Excellency for hosting this banquet for us this evening, and for your most gracious words of welcome. Our first trip to the Philippines was 54 years ago in November 1962 as a representative of Emperor Showa, to reciprocate the State Visit by His Excellency President Carlos P. Garcia and the First Lady in December 1958. To this day, the memory of the warm smiles we received from His Excellency President Diosdado Pangan Macapagal and the First Lady as they stood by our plane when we arrived at Manila Airport and the warm welcome we received from the people of the Philippines remain deep in our hearts. It was on that visit that we visited General Emilio Aguinaldo and Mrs. Aguinaldo in Cavite, where we stood with them on the balcony from which Philippine independence was declared by the General in 1898, and this still remains an unforgettable memory for us. The peoples of the Philippines and Japan enjoyed exchanges with each other through commerce since the mid-16th century, when a Japan Town was formed in Manila. In the 17th century, however, the Tokugawa shogunate, which was administering Japan at the time, adopted a policy of national seclusion, forbidding Japanese citizens from traveling overseas and foreign nationals from entering Japan. This marked an end to exchanges between our countries. It would not be until the mid-19th century when Japan ended its policy of national seclusion and started entering into diplomatic relations with other countries that the exchanges between our two countries resumed. During that time, the Philippines was still under Spanish control, but the people of the Philippines were pursuing independence to free themselves from the rule, heedless of the danger to themselves. One of the foremost activists was Dr. Jose Rizal, who pressed for independence not with the force of arms but with his writings. Dr. Rizal spent a month and a half in Japan, deepening his understanding of our country and leaving behind his writings in which he envisioned that our two countries would one day engage in a full-fledged relationship. In addition to being a national hero in the Philippines, Dr. Rizal was a pioneer in forging friendly ties between the Philippines and Japan. Last year Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. During this war, fierce battles between Japan and the United States took place on Philippine soil, resulting in the loss of many Filipino lives and leaving many Filipinos injured. This is something we Japanese must never forget and we intend to keep this engraved in our hearts throughout our visit. Your Excellency, under your sagacious and distinguished leadership, the Philippines is achieving steady development as a vital member of the Asian community. It was a great privilege to welcome you to Japan as a State Guest in the early summer last year, and the Empress and I have many pleasant memories of your visit. It is our deepest hope that our visit will contribute to deepen the mutual understanding and friendly relations between the peoples of our two countries. I would now like to propose a toast to the good health of Your Excellency and Mrs. Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada, and to the happiness of the people of the Philippines.