Western media—including the New York Times—have used the arrest of Carlos Ghosn as a pretext to attack Japan’s judicial system. Yet for more than seventy years, they have ignored the Nazism-like anti-Japanese indoctrination in China and South Korea and tolerated propaganda that unjustly maligns Japan.
This chapter exposes their hypocrisy, explains the democratic nature of Japan’s judicial procedures, highlights the special treatment Ghosn received in detention, and argues that the West has absolutely no moral or historical grounds to criticize Japan.

The Western media have no right whatsoever to criticize Japan while leaving their own historical responsibilities untouched.
The New York Times and other major Western outlets are using the arrest of Carlos Ghosn as an excuse to criticize Japan’s judicial system.
But they have left untouched for more than seventy years the Nazism known as anti-Japanese education in China and South Korea, and they have silently tolerated the historical propaganda that has defamed Japan.
They have absolutely no qualification to criticize Japan, the finest nation in the world.
Regarding the arrest of Ghosn, the New York Times criticizes the nature of Japan’s judicial system exactly as they despised prewar Japan.
French media are the same. Other Western media also report similarly.
It is truly tiresome, but to follow the phrasing of a University of Tokyo professor who is also an NHK culture commentator, Japan’s judicial system is in no position to receive complaints from them.
On the contrary, precisely because Japan’s system is extremely democratic, interrogations take far more time than in their own countries.
Again: you who have allowed the Nazism known as anti-Japanese education in China and South Korea to continue for seventy years have no right whatsoever to criticize Japan.
To explain this accurately to them, I had to ask a well-read friend to buy the latest issue of Shukan Bunshun.
First, from an article posted by Fuji TV on the Internet.
—“Is it common to arrest someone this many times?”
Desk Editor Hiramatsu:
“It is said that there are various other instances where Ghosn privatized Nissan and misused company funds. If so, there is a possibility of yet another arrest beyond this special breach of trust. A third ‘re-arrest’ is not out of the question.”
—“Foreigners are angry because Ghosn’s detention is too long, right?”
Hiramatsu:
“This arrest took place inside Japan. The investigation is based on Japan’s system. If we gave special treatment just because he is a foreigner, Japanese defendants would protest. Japanese and foreigners must be treated equally.
As it is, diplomats from various embassies visit him every day, bring items, and talk with him. Personally, I even think, ‘Isn’t he receiving too much special treatment just because he’s a foreigner?’
If we shortened the detention period for his sake, Japanese defendants would be furious. So there should never be special treatment because he is a foreigner. In fact, this time, it might even be better to be stricter.”
(Explanation by Fuji TV Social Affairs Desk, Hidetoshi Hiramatsu)
Below is from yesterday’s issue of Shukan Bunshun.
Even in detention, Ghosn received “VIP treatment.”
He was moved from a three-tatami single cell to a larger room with a bed.
Normally, lawyers are not allowed to meet detainees during the New Year holidays, but in his case this was permitted as a “special exception.”