The author condemns Sankei Shimbun’s Seoul correspondent Katsuhiro Kuroda for articles about President Moon Jae-in, calling them “repulsive” and likening Kuroda’s posture to that of Asahi Shimbun’s Hiroshi Hoshi during the Naoto Kan administration. The author argues Kuroda writes based on conjecture without proper verification, or—because of an arrogant ideology—fails to do the study and fact-checking essential to journalism, concluding that he is “a disgrace to Kyoto University.” In contrast, the author praises Masayuki Takayama, Rui Abiru, and Rui Sasaki for elevating Sankei’s reputation globally, adding that this column contributes to that effort. The text then references revelations such as the Levchenko affair about Soviet influence operations and agents within the media, notes that Sankei once had Takuji Yamane, and asserts that discerning observers should sense something suspicious about Kuroda’s relationship with the Korean Peninsula.

March 31, 2019.
Nothing is more repulsive than the articles about President Moon written by Katsuhiro Kuroda, the Seoul correspondent of the Sankei Shimbun.
His manner is exactly like that of Hiroshi Hoshi of the Asahi Shimbun during the Naoto Kan administration.
He is probably the kind of person who embodies the reputation Sankei Shimbun had thirty or forty years ago, before it became what it is today.
He writes articles based on conjecture without verifying things.
Or else, because he harbors some kind of arrogant ideology, he is a person who does absolutely none of the verification or study that is essential for a journalist—I consider him a disgrace to Kyoto University.
Masayuki Takayama, Rui Abiru, and Mr. Rui Sasaki are raising the standing of the Sankei Shimbun throughout the world—and I do take pride in the belief that this column contributes to that.
Katsuhiro Kuroda stands on the exact opposite side from them.
When documents revealing the full scope of Soviet intelligence operations—the Levchenko affair—came to light, and the existence of Soviet agents across the entire media was exposed in broad daylight.
Sankei Shimbun had Takuji Yamane at that time, and all discerning observers should feel something suspicious about the relationship between Katsuhiro Kuroda and the Korean Peninsula.