This is the final chapter introducing a dialogue between University of Tsukuba Professor Emeritus Hiroshi Furuta and international political scholar Genki Fujii published in the monthly magazine WiLL.
The discussion addresses Joe Biden’s health, his family’s alleged ties to China, Hunter Biden, the Penn Biden Center, donations from China discussed at the time, and Furuta’s criticism of the legacy of Japan’s former “progressive intellectuals.”
The chapter concludes with Furuta describing the failure of the Japanese mass media to report such matters as a “crisis of the media.”

July 23, 2020
This article was originally published on July 23, 2020, and presents the final part of a dialogue between Hiroshi Furuta and Genki Fujii published in the monthly magazine WiLL.
The central subject is the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The speakers discuss Joe Biden’s health, his relationship with China, Hunter Biden, and claims then being made concerning donations connected with the Penn Biden Center.
In the latter part, Furuta criticizes what he regards as the continuing influence of Japan’s former “progressive intellectuals” on commentators, high-school teachers, and university professors.
The dialogue ends with Furuta describing what he sees as the Japanese media’s failure to report these matters as a crisis of the media.
The following translation faithfully preserves the arguments, predictions, and assessments expressed in the original text as of July 23, 2020.
【English Translation】
July 23, 2020
Because of the lingering effects of the former “progressive intellectuals,” they place China in the position of a superior.
There are plenty of high-school teachers and university professors who teach people to think that way… They are merely speaking on behalf of what the Chinese authorities want them to say.
The following is the final chapter of a special dialogue between Hiroshi Furuta, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, and international political scholar Genki Fujii, published in the monthly magazine WiLL, which went on sale yesterday under the title “What the Japanese Media Do Not Report: Trump Will Win the U.S. Presidential Election by a Landslide.”
Hiroshi Furuta is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Korea and China, while Genki Fujii is one of the world’s foremost scholars, particularly on affairs in the United States.
This is essential reading not only for the Japanese people but for people throughout the world.
The Japanese people should immediately go to their nearest bookstore and purchase a copy.
That is because what they are saying is the truth.
It is a monthly magazine filled with truths that cannot be understood at all merely by subscribing to the Asahi Shimbun and watching news programs and talk shows on NHK and similar media.
The following continues from the previous chapter.
Without “China”
Furuta: Is there absolutely no chance that Biden will win?
Fujii: The frightening thing is that the possibility is not zero.
Citing the coronavirus, Biden remained at home for three months.
When he appeared again after a long absence and responded to an interview, his answers gave me the impression that he had become quite slow.
The American media are also favorable toward the Democratic Party and clearly ask him only easy questions, yet he still becomes hesitant and confused.
In a speech in Texas, he said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal… you know, you know the thing,” apparently forgetting the words of the Declaration of Independence, and suspicions of dementia have been raised.
It is highly doubtful whether he could carry out the extremely demanding duties of the presidency.
Liberal Americans are lamenting, “Is Biden really the only candidate we have?”
Furuta: That is a serious problem. [Laughs.]
Fujii: It is also sometimes said that “Biden is anti-China,” but that is a complete lie.
His son Hunter Biden became an executive of a Chinese investment company, and as much as one billion dollars went into his pocket.
The Biden family has been completely absorbed by China.
Biden himself has also been the subject of reports about scandals involving China.
Biden established the Biden Center under the University of Pennsylvania as a foreign-policy and public-policy research organization, investing in it himself.
However, approximately seventy million dollars in donations from China had reportedly flowed to the university over the previous three years.
The nonprofit National Legal and Policy Center therefore asked the U.S. Department of Education for a comprehensive investigation and disclosure of information.
Furuta: American universities are required to report to the government when they receive foreign donations exceeding $250,000, aren’t they?
Fujii: So far, the Biden Center has issued no statement.
Nevertheless, there are Japanese commentators who say that Biden is anti-China and that China would therefore dislike either candidate winning.
Furuta: No, that is nonsense.
Because of the lingering effects of the former “progressive intellectuals,” they place China in the position of a superior.
There are plenty of high-school teachers and university professors who teach people to think that way.
Fujii: They are merely speaking on behalf of what the Chinese authorities want them to say.
In any event, Biden also has concerns surrounding his health, so he has almost no chance of winning.
The presidential election this autumn will unquestionably end in a landslide victory for Trump.
Furuta: But the Japanese mass media do not report such facts at all.
It truly makes me think that the media are in crisis.