安倍晋三首相が4月29日、アメリカ議会上下両院合同会議で演説した。この様子を報じた海外の記事が話題になっている。
この日、安倍首相は英語で演説を行ったが、ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルは安倍首相が手に持った原稿を、大きな写真で紹介した。原稿には、「次を強く」など抑揚をつける位置や、息継ぎの箇所が赤ペンで書き込まれていた。
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安倍首相の演説
(01 of08)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo reads from his notes while speaking to a joint meeting of the US Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC.The Prime Minister and his wife are on an official visit to Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
(02 of08)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes out his speech before speaking to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of08)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo reads from his notes while speaking to a joint meeting of the US Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC.The Prime Minister and his wife are on an official visit to Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
(04 of08)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI via Getty Images)
(05 of08)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI via Getty Images)
(06 of08)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks before a joint meeting of Congress, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listen. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of08)
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, second from right, and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from left, and others, sit together in the House gallery on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, before the start of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe address before a joint meeting of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of08)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s wife Akie Abe applauds as U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is recognized by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his speech before a joint meeting of Congress, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
民主党の小西洋之参議院議員は安倍首相の演説に「ひどい棒読みだな。単語を読み上げているだけ。日本の高校生よりひどい」と批判したが、ネットからは「カタカナやひらがなで書いてないだけマシ」「“仕事は準備が8割”って教えをこの画像は語ってる」など、様々な意見が出た。
安倍首相はこの演説に向けて、昭恵夫人の前でも練習していた。45分間にわたる演説となったが、会場からは評価され、10回のスタンディング・オベーションを受けたという。
スティーブ・コーエン下院議員（民主）は「傑出した演説。第２次大戦がもたらした死と悲しみを認めたこと、女性（の活躍）に言及したことは適切だった」と指摘した。レーガン元大統領のスピーチライターだったダナ・ローラバッカー下院議員（共和）は「Ａプラスの演説だった」とたたえた。
（時事ドットコム：安倍首相演説に評価の声＝「謝罪なし」に批判も－米政府・議会より 2015/04/30 08:33）
【訂正】2015/04/30 15:20
当初の記事で、民主党の小西洋之参院議員の名前を「博之」としていましたが、正しくは「洋之」でした。
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