The following is from the feature article of this week's issue of Shukan Bunshun.
It's editorial of Mr. Kent Gilbert is a California lawyer.
This article is also editorial world should read not only Japanese.
Sentence emphasis is mine.
In comfort women misinformation incident of Asahi Shimbun, I’ve worried about most is the movement in the United States. In the United States, Japan condemnation resolutions since it was passed by the House of Representatives in 2007, comfort women images have been installed in various places. Factors that led to this situation is the two "Japanese government did not take the appropriate corresponding" and the "comfort women misinformation Asahi," but, Asahi Shimbun should correspond to the situation that occurred in the United States actively future I think it 's.
The Asahi Shimbun that should do, there are two. First of all, pay an advertising fee, Asahi want out English sentences to convey an apology and withdrawal of comfort women article over dihedral spread two large paper of the United States and the "New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times". Similarly, you should put out and "Chosun Ilbo" and "JoongAng Ilbo", also in major newspapers in Korea.
At least, it should be ready for these two languages for the "article for correction."
As far as I can hear the acquaintance of the United States, article retraction problem Asahi has not been much attention in the United States.
It is a thing of the extent of the American people how to catch a general, "says" was "misinformation, but it? Probably was forced taken away anyway" and.
Asahi Shimbun does it up here in the United States, Korean-American organizations will respond violently. However, Asahi undauntedly to it, resolutely, "Article was false" the fact that, gracefully, brave, it should tell.
It is a recognition that "newspaper trusted most in Japan" If you heard the Asahi Shimbun in the United States. I think the Asahi Shimbun if you tell the misinformation of yourself gracefully, the American people and willing to credit surely.
Even in The New York Times of course, there is misinformation.
2004, "Weapons of mass destruction exist in Iraq", recognized as misinformation articles of several of them, and in the validation article, It had been condemned the firm which one belongs to them.
Media, it decided can you regain trust in a manner of coping against misinformation.
And then, Kimura Tadakazu president himself visits the United States, he should meet Mike Honda Congressman. Honda says is a Japanese-American, but in the author of "movement installation image women" in the United States who led the Japan condemnation resolution of 2007 in cooperation with the Korean-American organizations, but I cannot understand at all "In order to correct the Japan "and brandishing a justice that, he has the anti-Japanese movement.
And, one of the basis of their activities, is an article of the Asahi Shimbun. That Asahi admitted misinformation is equivalent to the basis of the activities of Mr. Honda that lost. By all rights, Mr. Honda should change a attitude at once.
Kimura president while Mr. Honda, "Evidence that there was a forced entrainment, was not found as Asahi Shimbun. If you intend to work in the grounds of the Asahi Shimbun report, it would like to stop by all means” so you should tell as resolute.
For example, you may want to Asahi article is interviewed Mr. Honda. The interviews Kimura President himself met with Mr. Honda, you should write a signed article. Now that you are president of the newspaper, would not that you cannot interview one. I think if you want it, I want to evaluate the Asahi Shimbun.
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