The following is a continuation of the previous chapter.
However, the opposition parties and even the media twisted the facts. They created impressions based on this document and the testimony of former Vice Minister of Education Kihei Maekawa about it, as if it were "conclusive evidence that the administration was distorted through the push of the Prime Minister or some other discovery.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the media covering the questions of opposition party members or the opposition parties covering the issues raised by the press in the Diet.
However, we must not twist the facts.
Once you have raised the issue, you are responsible for reporting "what happened due to our coverage and questioning.
It has been more than 10 months since the initial report, but the question of whether the Asahi Shimbun has fulfilled this responsibility goes without saying.
To date, no reporter from the Asahi Shimbun has even come to me personally to interview me about the documents concerning me.
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