governor
ＮＨＫ経営委員で小説家の百田尚樹氏が東京都知事選に立候補している田母神俊雄氏の応援演説で南京大虐殺は存在しなかったと語り、騒動になっています。governorというと一般には「都道府県などの首長」を指しますが、NHKの場合、経営委員の英訳にこの言葉をあてているのですね。govonorには「（学校・協会などの）理事」という意味もありますから、そこからの借用でしょうか。ちなみに百田氏の『海賊とよばれた男』は、昨年購入し、書斎のどこかに鎮座しています。でも、しばらくは触手がのびないかも…。（UG）
Governor of Japan broadcaster NHK denies Nanjing massacre
A governor of Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, has denied that the Nanjing massacre took place, days after a row over Tokyo's use of war-time sex slaves engulfed the new NHK chief.
Naoki Hyakuta made his comments as he campaigned for a right-wing candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Mr Hyakuta, a prominent novelist, is one of 12 members of the NHK board of governors. He was picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the role late last year.
"In 1938, Chiang Kai-shek tried to publicise Japan's responsibility for the Nanking Massacre, but the nations of the world ignored him. Why? Because it never happened," the Asahi newspaper quoted Mr Hyakuta as saying. Atrocities were committed by all sides in wars and that there was no need to teach such things to Japanese children, he said. His comments came in a stump speech on Tokyo on 3 February, the paper said.
