This is a perfect definition of the concept I noticed, "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder.

One could describe it as an emergency evacuation, but even after Japan gained independence, they persisted in upholding and perpetuating these distorted values and historical narratives, which were fabricated to serve their own interests.

February 13, 2019

The original edition of "The Crime and Punishment of the Mass Media" by Masayuki Takayama and Rui Abiru, published on February 10, 2019, is a book that every Japanese citizen who can read should read. It is a crucial piece of literature that will enlighten you about the state of Japanese media and the historical perspectives it presents.

This book, which takes the form of a conversation between Takayama Masayuki, the one and only journalist of his kind in the post-war world, and Abiru Rui, the best active newspaper reporter, and their senior and junior colleagues at the Sankei Shimbun, is also kind to people with poor eyesight.

This article introduces the "Preface" by Takayama Masayuki to Japan and the world.

The annotations *~* and the emphasis in black are mine.

Introduction　

In 2017, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper won the Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) Award for its coverage of the series of scandals surrounding Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Gakuen.

The JCJ Award is supposed to be given to outstanding journalistic activities.

Either there has been some mistake, or it is a bad joke.

Now, Japanese journalism as a whole is lost.

Some media outlets shamelessly claim that there is a "freedom not to report."　

In particular, the Asahi Shimbun has become a newspaper that spouts spiteful curses against the Abe administration and the Japanese people in a fit of madness.

The JCJ says it has seriously awarded a prize to such a newspaper.

The names of journalists are being disgraced, and I am even more surprised by the media's response, which does not seem strange.

Has the mainstream media in Japan already died?

When did the media's mission become to speak out against authority, and when did such childish values as "liberals are the absolute truth" and "it doesn't matter how many ruins are left behind, as long as it's for the sake of anti-authority and liberal ideology" come into being?

* This is a perfect definition of the concept I noticed, "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder. *

In 2007, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper made a bold declaration in its 'Rebirth of Journalism' article on the front page of the morning edition, a piece that significantly influenced the direction of Japanese journalism.

It wasn't that long ago.

But the roots of this are profound.

Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty.

It also defeated Russia, the most powerful country at the time.

Both of these battles were fought out of a desire for self-defense, but before we knew it, Japan had become the "enemy to be defeated" of the United States, which was championing white supremacy.　

Japan accepted the challenge, fought with dignity, and still fought with the best.

Although it lost the war, Japan liberated all of the colonies that formed the foundation of white imperialism and ushered in a new era in which not only the white race but also Asians and Africans could run their own independent countries.

"War is the continuation of politics by other means," says Clausewitz.　

Japan could be said to have conducted brilliant international politics in the sense that it swiftly ended white imperialism, which did not regard people as people. 

Still, in return, Japan bore the envy and resentment of the white race. Under the guise of post-war policy, the shape of the country, its history, and the Japanese people's sense of nationhood were physically and psychologically dismantled.

In their place, Japan was implanted with a masochistic view of history, in which it was a cruel, invading nation that oppressed and slaughtered the peoples of Asia.

It was a fabrication of history through what they call the War Guilt Information Program (WGIP).

The Asahi Shimbun and NHK witnessed this first-hand. 

Still, knowing it to be false, they accepted the dismantling of Japan and the masochistic view of history to ensure their own survival.

Although it could be called an emergency evacuation, they continued to uphold and propagate these false values and views of history to justify themselves even after Japan regained its independence. This book, however, is a beacon of historical accuracy in a sea of misinformation, providing you with a clear and truthful perspective.　

The Japanese themselves have begun to realize the distortion of this.

Shinzo Abe is one of the few politicians working to restore correct history.

Just before he launched his second administration, he pointed out the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, which was still clinging to the WGI, as a fake news outlet by name, and this can be understood as a declaration of war to restore correct history. This bold move should inspire all of us to seek and uphold historical accuracy in our media and journalism.　

It must have been shocking for the mass media, which believed that they were in an absolute safe zone and had no shame in reporting falsehoods.

Moreover, it led to a defeat for the Asahi Shimbun, which had to retract its article on Yoshida Seiji wholly.

They are now so frantically trying to destroy Abe because if they lose, they will have no choice but to go out of business.

I was also in the mass media 17 years ago.

I was just a newspaper reporter.

Therefore, I understand their deception and sense of privilege.

This book is a dialogue with Mr. Rui Abiru, a junior reporter at the Sankei Shimbun.

We are from different generations and have different fields of work, but he was a reporter who was able to do it from the start.　

Mr. Abiru is now a well-known reporter for the Sankei Shimbun.

He has both a keen eye and a good writing style.

Even after I became an alumnus, we continued to interact.

He began covering Shinzo Abe in the 1990s and continued to do so even through the period of disappointment after the collapse of his first administration.

He is one of the few reporters who has recorded the many voices of Abe, who is now a key figure in the world.

*NHK has also included items such as "the character of Prime Minister Abe cannot be trusted" in its opinion poll today (12/2/2019), which is a lie created by the Morikake scandal, a fake report created by NHK, the Asahi Shimbun, and opposition politicians who are agents of anti-Japanese countries. 

It is not an exaggeration to say that NHK is a fake news outlet.

The way Kuwako announced Watch 9 was pure impression manipulation.

They read out that the approval rating was 47%, in contrast to a disapproval rating of 37%.

If they had no intention of manipulating impressions, they would have simply said that the approval rating was 47% and the disapproval rating was 37%.

By using the phrase "in contrast to..." the agents who control the news department emphasize the high disapproval rating and try to implant this in people's subconscious.

The LDP's support rate is always around 50%, while the CDP's support rate is only around 5%, but they never announced this; they never announced that the LDP's support rate was 50% and the CDP's support rate was 5%.

They didn't even announce the party support rates today.

We can only assume that the support rates were incredibly low.＊

Mr. Abiru also has the vitality to write a blog under his real name and to write a series of books in his busy life as a journalist.

His columns are undoubtedly popular among young people.

His viewpoints are also solid.

This book is a frank discussion of the state of the Japanese media with such a junior colleague.

It will be of some help when considering Japan.

January 2019

Masayuki Takayama