Who Appeared in the Panama Papers—and Who Did Not
The Panama Papers revealed the names of Putin, Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister Cameron,
while conspicuously excluding Japanese and U.S. government officials,
underscoring which nations are fit to lead the world.
2016-04-07
Recent global news has decisively proven the correctness of my arguments.
That evidence came in the form of what is known as the Panama Papers.
This revelation also confirmed the accuracy of my critique of Asahi Shimbun.
The incident was first reported on television several days ago.
The following day, for example, Sankei Shimbun covered it on its front page.
That response was only natural, given that it was an affair serious enough to force a sitting prime minister to resign immediately.
Asahi Shimbun, however, waited until today to finally report on it.
They likely judged that continued silence would have become untenable.
Or perhaps they concluded that, since the facts were already known worldwide, reporting them would no longer provoke complaints from China or hinder their reporting activities.
Such calculations, in fact, may themselves reflect the constant considerations they feel compelled to make with regard to China.
Vladimir Putin was included.
Xi Jinping was also named.
David Cameron appeared as well.
Yet no Japanese government officials, nor any American government officials, were listed at all.
While I cannot speak in detail about the United States, in Japan’s case this absence was entirely to be expected.
I do not know how the particular businessman in question was involved.
In other words, the Panama Papers clearly demonstrated that Japan and the United States are the nations that ought to lead the world.
