不過我從它知道"論座"RONZA月刊
論座（ろんざ）は、朝日新聞社が発行する月刊雑誌。2005年現在の編集長は薬師寺克行。以前「RONZA」という題であったが、改名して現在に至る。
『月刊Asahi』の事実上の後継誌であり、岩波書店の『世界』とともに、リベラル派の雑誌とされる。 右翼・保守派論壇紙の『正論（扶桑社）』や『諸君!（文藝春秋）』とは対に見られる。
最近では、リベラルも保守も、自分の陣営に閉じこもりがちな現状を批判しており、保守派に属する言論人（上坂冬子、岡本行夫、石破茂、小林よしのりら）に積極的に誌面を提供し、保守・リベラル両派の間での論戦を意識的に追求する指向を見せている。
また、編集部が出版した本『リベラルからの反撃（朝日選書）』等も売られている。
Is Abe able to strike a chord with the people?
09/12/2007
Addressing the first graduates of the National Defense Academy of Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂 1878-1967), who founded the school, delivered an unusual speech of encouragement: "The Japanese people and Japan are happier when you remain in obscurity. I want you to endure (being unknown)." While evaluations of Yoshida's argument for security are mixed, his straight words of reason and compassion are still being passed down more than half a century later.
隱身免留千載笑
成書還待十年閒
--田家英引聯說毛澤東
Politicians need the ability to throw out words that resonate with the people they are addressing. Having the passion to get across their message, along with trained narrative skills, is what gives their inner thoughts the power to make an impact. Without one or the other, their words would not ring true with the public.
In Monday's policy speech, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would remain in office because Japan needs to break away from the postwar regime. But the day before, he also indicated he was prepared to step down if the Self-Defense Forces cannot continue their mission to supply fuel to warships in the Indian Ocean.
Is the prime minister determined to stay in the job or does he plan to quit? Given the flimsy ground on which he stands, how can he expect his words to have any impact?
In the October edition of the magazine "Ronza," Hidetaka Ishida, professor of information semiotics at the University of Tokyo, analyzes the prime minister's speech. According to Ishida, when Abe gets excited, he becomes inarticulate and tends to sputter. The way he speaks is insincere and lacks confidence, but he repeatedly utters the word "firmly" and gets himself in deep water, Ishida unsparingly observes.
不条理劇としての安倍劇場
「デ、禿ノ女歌手ハ？」と「美しい国」
●石田英敬 東京大学教授
Setting aside the prime minister's narrative skills, I cannot feel the weight of authority that comes with the post of prime minister in the way he speaks. Coming from high priests, even stories that sound like a talking-to given by an old man strike a chord. However, as a result of the ruling coalition's crushing defeat in the Upper House election, the legitimacy of the administration has become shaky. The leadership upon which Abe is supposedly willing to stake his career no longer carries any weight.
Abe is not just an ordinary politician but the prime minister. Still, as a politician whose job is to speak, he will be graded by his words and lose points if he falls silent. I want him to at least utter a single word that strikes a chord with the people in the Diet debate that starts Wednesday.
--The Asahi Shimbun, Sept. 11(IHT/Asahi: September 12,2007)
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