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◆ 会見者プロフィール ◆
PROFILE OF THE INTERVIEWEE
松岡利康（まつおか・としやす）
１９５１年生まれ。５５歳。同志社大学卒業。現在、出版社＝株式会社鹿砦社代表取締役社長。月刊『紙の爆弾』など数多くの出版物を発行し、『紙の爆弾』の創刊直後に検察当局からの言論弾圧を受ける。
松岡利康（Matsuoka Toshiyasu, まつおか・としやす）
Born in 1951 (55 years old). Graduated from Doshisha University in Kyoto.
Has been publishing many books and magazines including "Monthly KAMI-NO-BAKUDAN" (meaning "Paper Bomb", i.e., appealing leaflets) as the president of Rokusai-sha Publishing, Inc.Has suffered suppression of free speech and press by prosecutors since launching "Monthly KAMI-NO-BAKUDAN".
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２００５年７月１２日、過去の出版物などが、パチスロ・パチンコメーカー大手「アルゼ」や、人気プロ野球球団「阪神タイガース」の関係者の「名誉毀損」にあたるとして逮捕され、１９２日間勾留される。出版人、ジャーナリストが、出版物の内容を理由に逮捕されたのは異例。１９２日もの長期勾留は初めて。
Attackingly arrested in the early morning of July 12, 2005, on prosecutor's account of "defamation by some printed matter" about 2 parties; a largest PACHINKO (i.e., Japanese pinball) and PACHI-SURO (i.e., slot machine-like pinball) manufacturer ARUZE CORP. and a most popular professional baseball team HANSHIN TIGERS.
After that, detained at a holding pen for 192 days.
After the World War II, this arrest is very anomalous because it is the published contents that is targeted as the very grounds of capturing any publisher or journalist. Futhermore, this 192-days-detention is the first and longest case against publishers and journalists in postwar Japan.
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２００６年７月４日、１審は「懲役１年２カ月、執行猶予４年」の有罪判決を下す。来る２００７年２月２７日に２審（大阪高裁）判決予定。
Sentenced as guilty and " HARD LABOR PRISONMENT FOR 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS, ON PROBATION FOR 4 YEARS" at the 1st trial on July 4, 2006.
On the 27th of this February, 2007, the appeal court (OSAKA High Court) is giving its judgment.
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◆鹿砦社プロフィール◆
PROFILE OF Rokusai-Sha Publishing, Inc.
１９６９年創業。
１９７２年、株式会社化する。
１９８８年、松岡が代表取締役社長に就任、現在に至る。
２００５年７月１２日、検察当局からの言論弾圧を受け、壊滅的な打撃を受ける。
現在、多くの方々のサポートにより事業を再開している。
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The company was founded in 1969.
Converted to a joint-stock corporation in 1972.
Mr. Matsuoka assumed the (incumbent) president in 1988.
Suffered the suppression of free speech and press by procuratorial authorities on July 12, 2005.
Resumed publication business with the help of many supporters, in spite of the catastrophic damage.
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◆月刊『紙の爆弾』プロフィール◆
PROFILE OF "Monthly KAMI-NO-BAKUDAN"
２００５年４月創刊。この直後に言論弾圧を受けるが、断続的ながら発行を継続した。現在、月刊発行に戻っている。
「タブーなき言論」をモットーとしている。
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Soon after the first publication in April, 2005, the magazine suffered the governmental suppression, despite which it continued intermittently with bare life.
Now it has resumed monthly base.
Its motto: "FREE SPEECH BEYOND TABOO"
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◆鹿砦社言論弾圧事件の概要◆
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
THE GOVERNMENTAL SUPPRESSION AGAINST
FREE SPEECH AND PRESS of Rokusai-Sha Publishing, Inc.
２００３年より、パチンコ・パチスロメーカー大手「アルゼ」の数々の違法行為について出版物にて告発してきており、４冊の単行本を出版してきた【注１】。
Rokusai-Sha Publishing, Inc. had accused numerous unlawful activities of a largest PACHINKO/PACH-SURO manufacturer ARUZE CORP. through many publications including 4 books of thoroughly investigative journalism.【★１】
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「アルゼ」は、その都度、出版差し止めを裁判所に申し立てていた。
さらに、３億円もの巨額民事訴訟や、「名誉毀損」の刑事告訴も申し立てた。
But each time of the publication, ARUZE CORP. stridently pleaded with court to issue press prohibition order. And what is more, ARUZE filed 300-million-yen-claiming civil lawsuit, as well as lodging a criminal complaint against Rokusai-sha for "a libel" .
また、２００２年より、鹿砦社本社の地元のプロ野球人気球団「阪神タイガース」のベテランスカウトの不審な転落死の真相を追及していた。これについても「名誉毀損」の刑事告訴を申し立てられた【注２】。
By the way, Rokusai-sha had, since 2002, pursued after a mysterious death for "plunge" of an old pro scouting agent of HANSHIN TIGERS, a most popular pro baseball team whose home ground lies near Rokusai-sha's head office by chance. And very interestingly, around the same time of ARUZE case, Rokusai-sha faced another criminal libel suit.【★２】
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「アルゼ」も「阪神タイガース」も、警察関係者が数多く天下り、警察との癒着で有名。特に「アルゼ」は、かつて警視総監が天下りしていたほどの癒着が強い。
Both ARUZE and HANSHIN TIGERS are notorious for employing ex-police "AMA-KUDARI" officers ("AMA-KUDARI" meaning "descent from heaven" in Japanese is an euphemism saying that "retired bureaucrats parachuting into positions as advisers and executives in private firms"), as well as for "YUCHAKU" (meaning "corruptive collusion between civil and public sectors") with police officers. Especially, ARUZE has a deeply-rooted "YUCHAKU" temperament to such an extent that it employed a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as Supreme Advisor.
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松岡と鹿砦社は、これらの癒着と不正、スカウトの転落死の真相、「アルゼ」の数々の違法行為を克明に取材し、書籍や『紙の爆弾』などに発表していた。知人らは、身の危険を再三松岡に忠告していた矢先の２００５年７月１２日に突然逮捕され、長期間勾留された。
このことによって、松岡の会社・鹿砦社は壊滅的な打撃を被った。このことは、冒頭にあげた、「表現の自由」「言論・出版の自由」を保障した日本国憲法２１条に違反するものである。民主主義社会では、出版人やジャーナリストらの表現や言論は自由でなければならない。
Matsuoka and Rokusai-sha had scrupulously investigated these corruptive collusions, the truth about the HANSHIN scout agent's so-called "plunge death", and a broad range of unlawful activities of ARUZE, and made public in these books and magazines like "Monthly KAMI-NO-BAKUDAN". Matsuoka, advised by his concerned friends to be careful about terrorist attack, suddenly got arrested on July 12, 2005, and detained for a long time. These attack put a destructive damage on his publishing company, Rokusai-sha. These governmental action decisively violates the 21st Article of the Constitution of Japan which assures "freedom of expression", "freedom of speech and press". In a democratic society, freedom of expression, speech and press of any journalist and publisher must be assured.
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「アルゼ」は現在、米国ネバダ州ラスベガスやマカオでカジノ・ホテル事業を展開しているが、かつてネバダ州のゲーミング・ライセンスを、犯罪歴があることを誤魔化して不正に取得したことを、判決文など数多くの資料をもとに暴露し、また、２００４年８月に来日したネバダ州ゲーミング・コントロール・ボードの調査団にも英文の資料を提供したのだった。
ARUZE is spreading out its casino-hotel business multinationally including in Las Vegas and Macao. But Rokusai-sha has, using many documents such as court verdicts, already revealed that ARUZE had unlawfully obtained gaming licenses by way of tricking the Nevada authorities about its criminal past in Japan. Moreover the publisher provided a investigation team from Nevada state Gaming Control Board with important (English-translated) documents in August, 2004.
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尚、ネバダ州ラスベガスでは、「アルゼ」創業者オーナー・岡田和生の双子の弟（かつて米国進出のために渡米してラスベガスに在住していた）が変死し、これも書籍にて公開している。書籍には岡田和生の実兄も協力しており、信憑性には自信がある。戦後ずっと、パチンコ業界とプロ野球界にはヤクザが浸透し、賭博の利権を争ってきた。また、警察も「ヤクザ排除」の美名の下に、メーカー、ホール、販売業者、そして球団などとの癒着を強め、利権を確保してきている。
By the way, Okada Kazuo's younger brother, who had once lived in Las Vegas as preparation staff for "Invasion to USA", committed mysterious "suicide" by injecting ricin, which scandal was also revealed in Rokusai-sha's investigative reporting book. This book was written with some help of Kazuo's older brother, so it is highly credible.
After the WWII, YAKUSA has penetrated into both PACHINKO and pro baseball businesses in Japan, striven for the power and interests, On the other hand, police sector has spreading itself into such game business world by strengthening "YUCHAKU" with PACHINKO machine manufacturers, gaming halls, dealers, and baseball team companies in the sacred name of "elimination of YAKUZA".
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こうした中で、「アルゼ」岡田和生の双子の弟や「阪神タイガース」ベテランスカウトの「変死」が起き、松岡と鹿砦社は、これらの真相を追及していたのだった。
さらに、「アルゼ」がラスベガスやマカオで展開しているカジノ事業の背後にはマフィアが跋扈していると言われているが、本日の会見をきっかけとして、外国人ジャーナリストの皆様方には、そうしたことを是非追及していただきたい。
Under these situations, people such as ARUZE owner Okada Kazuo's brother and HANSHIN TIGERS scouting agent died by mysterious incidents, whose truths has been investigated by Matsuoka and Rokusai-sha.
Rumors tell us that there seem to be mafia activities behind the casino business in which ARUZE is involved. We sincerely hope you may pursue that potential scandal.
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【★１】ARUZE CORP. is a leading and largest PACHINKO/PACH-SURO manufacturer whose shares are listed on the JASDAQ (Japan Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) market. It has once held 50 percent of the PACHINKO/PACH-SURO machine market share of this country.
Mr. Okada Kazuo, founder/owner of this corporation (and now, Chairman of the Board of Directors), once (in 1999) became the top on the billionaire's list.
PACHINKO/PACH-SURO is a gambling industry, said to be "30-TRILLION-YEN BUSINESS" though gambling is legally prohibited in Japan, unlike USA and other countries.
YAKUZA has been very rampant in gambling industry of this country like Mafias in America, Macao, etc.
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【★２】HANSHIN TIGERS is the most popular professional baseball team, whose home ground is Koshien Stadium (KOUSHIEN KYUUJO) in Nishinomiya city (near Kobe city) in Hyogo prefecture.
Rokusai-Sha Publishing, Inc. had its head office near the Stadium just until suffering the governmental suppression attack, which damagingly made the office close. Incidentally, the interviewee Matsuoka still lives near the Stadium.
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