Hidenori Kakehi argues that the Nikkei, which vigorously encouraged investment in China, was the Japanese media outlet most useful to Beijing.
To limit the damage from a second wave of COVID-19, he warns against trusting information issued by the Chinese government and calls for resistance to premature attempts by pro-China and neoliberal interests to ease border restrictions.

July 3, 2020
In fact, the Japanese media outlet that proved most useful to China was not a left-wing newspaper such as the Asahi Shimbun, but the Nikkei, which vigorously encouraged investment in China.
The following is a continuation of the preceding chapter.
Limiting the Damage from a Second Wave
In fact, although neoliberals and the left criticize one another, their values also have something in common in the sense that both seek to maximize only their own interests.
Consequently, the two sides frequently develop a mutually beneficial relationship.
In fact, the Japanese media outlet that proved most useful to China was not a left-wing newspaper such as the Asahi Shimbun, but the Nikkei, which vigorously encouraged investment in China.
Neoliberals are convenient for China because they have no interest whatsoever in human rights.
Therefore, even as the Chinese Communist Party intensified its suppression of human rights within China, neoliberals continued to invest actively in the country as long as they were offered opportunities to make money.
To prevent the damage caused by the coming second wave from expanding, the groups that must be watched most carefully are the pro-China elements and neoliberals entrenched within Japan.
Even if the timing is premature, they will undoubtedly attempt to ease restrictions on the entry of travelers from overseas.
They will surely argue that, because the number of infections in China is declining, Japan can now begin accepting travelers from that country again.
However, the first wave has already demonstrated that information issued by the Chinese government is entirely untrustworthy.
We cannot believe what the Chinese government says and repeat the same mistake.
Neoliberals who proclaim that the economy must come first pursue immediate profits and accept no share of the burden when the spread of disease increases the social cost.
Moreover, their statements attempting to force doctors to bear responsibility for the economic losses caused by voluntary restrictions make it clear that they are ruthless people who transfer responsibility to others.
There is an extremely high probability that they will repeat the same conduct during the second wave.
To prevent the second wave of the novel coronavirus from becoming a massive one, it is necessary to defeat these shameless neoliberals in the battle of public argument and make every possible effort to stop the virus from re-entering Japan through an easy reopening of the borders.