Published on August 1, 2019.
This essay argues that South Korea was behind the suddenly reported trilateral Japan–U.S.–South Korea meeting in Bangkok, with Assistant Secretary Stilwell acting as its instrument.
The author criticizes Stilwell’s change in tone between his visit to Japan and his visit to South Korea, warning that Japan must regard him as one of the figures requiring the utmost caution.

August 1, 2019.
I am convinced that the mastermind behind the suddenly reported trilateral Japan–U.S.–South Korea meeting in Bangkok is South Korea, and that its instrument is Assistant Secretary of State Stilwell.
I am convinced that the mastermind behind the suddenly reported trilateral Japan–U.S.–South Korea meeting in Bangkok is South Korea, and that its instrument is Assistant Secretary of State Stilwell.
News viewers should remember that when he visited Japan, also as part of his introductory visit after taking office, he clearly stated that “the United States has no plans to mediate between Japan and South Korea.”
And yet.
The moment this man landed in South Korea, his next destination, he revealed his chameleon-like true nature in his meeting with South Korea’s female foreign minister.
He said, “The first foreign language I learned was Korean.
That is why South Korea is like a second home to me…”.
When I saw him speaking with an expression utterly different from the one he had shown while in Japan, I became convinced that this man must have been caught in South Korean honey traps or money traps from the time he was young—from the time he learned Korean.
Generally speaking, the kind of men who make everything confused and allow evil to spread are men of this sort.
Stilwell is a man like a nue itself, and he is one of the figures about whom Japan must be most careful.
The Japanese people would do well to understand that this man is a South Korean agent on the same level as Alexis Dudden and others.
For him, moving Pompeo, who is his superior and the head of the State Department, would probably be easier than twisting a baby’s arm.
At the same time, for South Korea, moving Stilwell is easier than twisting a baby’s arm.
For South Korea, it is as easy as making Alexis Dudden conduct anti-Japanese propaganda activities; indeed, nothing could be easier.