This essay examines the controversy surrounding the “new 10-second video” released by South Korea and criticizes Japanese media coverage, including the deletion of Defense Ministry footage by NHK.
Drawing on Masayuki Kadota’s analysis and online commentary, it explores claims of information manipulation, selective editing, and visual misperception in the radar-lock dispute.
A critical examination of media narratives and information warfare in Japan-Korea relations.

2019-01-24
Is this a trailer for a Korean movie?
Quite an exciting BGM… Are they fools?
The evidence appears in the “new 10-second footage” presented by the Korean side.
The chapter published on January 8, 2019 under that title is now ranked 28th in Ameba’s official hashtag ranking under “Korean movies.”
When I searched to write accurately about the length of footage Korea added to the video provided by Japan, I was astonished.
NHK had deleted the footage released by Japan’s Ministry of Defense on December 18.
Other commercial broadcasters, of course, had posted it.
The truths that NHK and the Asahi Shimbun completely fail to report can be found in the writings of Masayuki Kadota and now across the internet.
Journalist Masayuki Kadota argued on the opinion site BLOGOS that “If we forgive this here, there will be no future for Japan-Korea relations.”
He emphasized that “It is rare to see Korea’s habitual method of ‘piling lie upon lie,’ and its tendency to overturn everything when inconvenient, exposed so clearly before the international community,” and stressed the following:
“For the sake of a true Japan-Korea future, we must never accept an ‘early resolution’ in the name of ‘compromise.’”
Below are comments posted online regarding the video released by the Korean side.
…Why did they need to add BGM?
The Korean side is desperately trying to shift the focus, but what were they doing with the North inside Japan’s EEZ without raising a national or military flag?
…Everything is lies and fabrication.
Severing diplomatic relations with Korea would be best.
…Korean government is liar.
…Ninety percent is quoted from Japan’s Defense Ministry video—laughable, isn’t it?
And yet they claim it cannot be considered objective evidence.
Meanwhile, Koreans in the comment section shift the topic from radar illumination to altitude and then start talking about Japanese history.
Some comments were openly discriminatory.
…It is astonishing that Korea is considered a friendly nation.
They denied the fire-control radar incident and still argue?
They should simply have said, “We illuminated with radar. We are sorry.”
…Their footage was only ten seconds long.
…Is this a trailer for a Korean movie?
Quite an exciting BGM.
…Are they fools?
…Korea is not a “neighboring country.”
It is the farthest country from Japan, on the opposite side of the globe.
…Did they obtain permission from Japan’s Defense Ministry to use the footage?
…Allow me to quote a valuable opinion from a Japanese individual.
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Mr. XX, it is a misunderstanding to say “there is no new information.”
The newly released footage is only ten seconds long, but it is filled with new information.
(Quoted text follows)
To be continued.