The “Comfort Women” Fabrication as the Turning Point.Asahi’s Apology, and the Consequence of Not Forcing a Reckoning.
Reacting to South Korea’s rebuttal video and multilingual messaging, the author argues that Japan’s mainstream coverage—especially NHK’s watch9—failed to state what should be said or report the truth.
The text contrasts this with commentary in Sound Argument featuring journalist Kadota Ryusho, praising him for challenging alleged Asahi fabrications related to nuclear coverage and the Fukushima Daiichi plant manager.
It claims that the “comfort women” reporting was fake and became decisive, leading Asahi to hold an apology press conference about five years earlier in August, with the president stepping down, and concludes that Japan’s failure to drive Asahi to closure enabled continued misconduct by South Korea.
To be continued.
2019-02-15.
In addition to the “comfort women” reporting having been fake, this became the decisive blow, and five years ago in August Asahi Shimbun held an apology press conference and the president’s head rolled.
A book-loving friend of mine, after watching on the news a South Korean rebuttal video that can only be described as shameless, said this to me.
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“A book-loving friend who watched on the news a South Korean rebuttal video that can only be described as shameless, said this to me.”
“…South Korea is reading your ‘The Turntable of Civilization’ more than anyone.
The fact that South Korea, a country of servility, is reading your essays proves how remarkable you are…”
I received words that were a bit embarrassing, but in fact, the moment I watched on the news how South Korea added Arabic to several languages in that manner, I felt exactly what my friend had pointed out.
Come to think of it, I also replied to my friend that especially recently, every time I wrote something inconvenient for South Korea, they had continued to attack my blog by using what is called “SEO measures.”
Regarding South Korea’s latest response, NHK’s watch9 has not said a single thing that should be said as Japan, and as Japanese citizens.
It is not reporting the truth.
Meanwhile, Kadota Ryusho appeared in Sound Argument that reached me online.
He is one of the finest journalists of our time, standing at the opposite pole from the Asahi employees who, through their long-running series “Prometheus’ Trap” aimed at manufacturing anti-nuclear public opinion, proved themselves a group of traitors and enemies of the nation.
He is a journalist who kept pressing forward with his work at the risk of his life for Japan, and perhaps due to overwork.
When Asahi fabricated reporting about the records of the TEPCO Fukushima manager Mr. Yoshida, who, so to speak, died in the line of duty.
He was the journalist who pointed out that it was fabrication.
In addition to the “comfort women” reporting having been fake, this became the decisive blow, and five years ago in August Asahi Shimbun held an apology press conference and the president’s head rolled.
The true reason South Korea continues its outrages even now is that at that time we did not drive Asahi Shimbun to closure.
To be continued.
