I learned the essence of Mr. Nishibe Susumu, August 4 years ago since I began to subscribe to the monthly magazines I cited, knowing the realities of the Asahi newspaper perfectly.
'Live TV until morning' is nothing to know his essence as it was only oblique viewing on the night of to have difficulty falling asleep between work.
Although only his distinctive talks remained strongly impressed.
The fact that I learned the essence of him depends on the serial of the monthly magazine ‘justice’ in the title of ‘those who tried to be a fascist.’
Originally, that the title was not familiar with and that his unique style that is different from any other author, the content of the paper is dense, and his sentences were also always long, so letter size is also different with other pages it was small, packed tightly.
So I kept him at a distance.
Especially at the beginning, it was even more to read the monthly magazine group in the round-trip train to Kyoto.
However, one day, I tried to be moved to something, I read his thesis, at the same time, I also learned about his career.
He was born in Hokkaido to Tokyo University, severe stuttering till he was 19 years old, that he did not talk to anyone, it seems he got acquainted with his wife in that era ... That is why, for him he said that his wife's death was fatal, I felt stronger than anyone.
I felt intense close affinity.
Once, when I was about 20 years old, I met Le Clézio and said, ‘It was good, there was another one here, he already wrote what I was trying to write, and it was good. I do not have to write anymore ... I want to live my life apart from the hard work of writing,’... I thought so.
It was an encounter that determined my life.
My best friend, a reader, even does not appreciate Le Clézio at this moment, he even despises him who wrote a feeling that comes from a strange Gentile consciousness on the Korean Peninsula.
The encounter with Mr. Nishibe Susumu was very keen.
He is a big senior but I shall presume to say, that he is another I.
So, when I touched the news that yesterday he threw himself from the Tama River and committed suicide, I lost the words.
Anyone who has been reading his serial paper had premonition about it.
But I, he must not die yet.
For Japan, complete the lifespan, please continue saying, I was hoping so.
My friend who liked the movie says he has been to the house of Mr. Yodogawa Nagaharu when he was young.
Since I was young, I am a human being who cannot do that.
For example, if I do not take any action, I knew that this would be the case for Mr. Nishibe Susumu....
That is why I lost my words.
Why to go to see his house and say ‘Mr. Nishibe, I know 100% of your feelings, but please keep on living, for Japan, live for us and keep speaking ...’
It is because there is a sense of self - inducement as to why I could not go so far as to tell him that much.
I did not want to think yesterday.
Today, in the social aspect of the Sankei Shimbun, I read a memorial article entered by the writer Naoya Kawamura.
I thanked Kawamura Naoya reporter.
Mr. Nishibe Susumu's greatness and why the thought of all Japanese people who adored him for it,
Naoya Kawamura The reporter was speaking for me.
Thank you Mr. Kawamura.
Mr. Nishibe, I will certainly live and write to you.
We will never forget that you were a true giant star born in Japan.