This article analyzes how UN Special Rapporteurs have publicly portrayed Japan as a country that suppresses press freedom, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. By examining media behavior in Japan and statements made by UN officials, it questions the credibility, motivations, and political use of the “Special Rapporteur” system itself.

What follows is a continuation of the previous chapter.
This text critically examines public claims made by certain UN Special Rapporteurs who have characterized Japan as a country lacking press freedom.
It contrasts those claims with the observable reality of Japanese media, where strong and continuous criticism of the government is commonplace.
The article refers to statements by David Kaye and Joseph Cannataci, questioning the accuracy, balance, and sources underlying their assessments.
Through this examination, it raises broader questions about the structure, accountability, and political influence of the UN Special Rapporteur system.
To be continued.

2017-06-27
What follows is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Waving the banner of righteous authority.
The wisdom bag of UN professionals.
Komori Yoshihisa,
Washington-based Senior Correspondent for Sankei Shimbun.
The true identity of the yokai that arrogantly assert absurd anti-Japan criticism and the spirits lurking behind them.
The yokai called a “Special Rapporteur.”
“The Japanese government suppresses news media, restricts freedom of the press, and suppresses criticism of the administration.”
—If such a claim were made in present-day Japan, it would be taken as a bad joke.
That is because it is far too removed from the reality before our eyes.
One only needs to look at the Asahi Shimbun’s massive daily campaigns attacking Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
One only needs to look at TBS television’s nightly biased reporting and commentary condemning the Liberal Democratic Party administration.
Few countries in the world allow such an abundance of freedom for newspapers and television stations to attack the government and those in power.
And yet, an American academic referred to as a UN Special Rapporteur spreads a “report” internationally declaring that Japan is a country that suppresses speech and tramples on freedom of expression.
An American identified as the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, reported on Japan’s situation at the Council in Geneva on June 12.
The report was essentially based on the assertion that the Japanese government suppresses press freedom.
Another individual designated as a UN Special Rapporteur, Joseph Cannataci, from Malta, issued a letter in late May expressing opposition to the anti-terrorism conspiracy bill then under deliberation in Japan’s Diet, addressing Japan’s opposition parties.
The content of the letter misunderstood the actual nature of the bill and presented a one-sided objection.
What, then, are UN Special Rapporteurs in reality?
To be continued.