This essay condemns those who, alongside Asahi and others, focused solely on diminishing Japan, never recognizing the obvious need to return wealth to the domestic market, while continuing to burden ordinary workers.

2016-04-26

Together with fools such as Asahi, they were enthusiastic only about diminishing Japan.

The Nikkei, until now, has never possessed even the simple recognition that returning this to Japan’s own market is also a natural and obvious act.

Together with fools such as Asahi, they were devoted solely to diminishing Japan.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that they were arrogantly overbearing.

In other words, just like Asahi, you were among the lowest of the low.

While people like you continued to earn annual incomes of around ten million yen or more, you kept inflicting needless suffering on the remaining ninety-nine percent—workers who labor all their lives for annual incomes of five million yen—those who in fact supported your very existence.

It goes without saying that, as human beings, you were utterly despicable.