An analysis of the Moritomo Gakuen affair as information warfare, arguing that foreign intelligence operations, media narratives, and Japan’s vulnerability to espionage must be recognized by the public.

The Moritomo affair reveals how intelligence operations and global media narratives exploit Japan’s vulnerability as a spy haven.

2017-03-21

If Prime Minister Abe had been the kind of person to go along with the utterly foolish proposal repeatedly requested by that school director—the name “Shinzo Abe Memorial Elementary School”—then by now, the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, media outlets in China and South Korea, and newspapers such as The New York Times and Süddeutsche Zeitung, all of which have persistently attacked and demeaned Japan, would have been ferociously attacking Prime Minister Abe as if they had seized a trophy.

Indeed, they have already continued to publish the most misguided reports imaginable about Prime Minister Abe—namely, branding him a right-wing nationalist and a historical revisionist.
In the early Obama administration, scholars favored by the Asahi Shimbun, such as Carol Gluck, occupied key positions in Asian diplomacy.

Taking Asahi Shimbun and The New York Times reporting at face value, they continued to avoid holding summit meetings with Prime Minister Abe.

All Japanese citizens must realize that the very naming of something like “Shinzo Abe Memorial Elementary School” is not an idea that originates from the mindset of the Japanese people.

All Japanese citizens who believe television reporting to be correct must recognize the reality that China and South Korea possess powerful intelligence agencies, and that Japan, moreover, remains a haven for spies.