They will now begin in earnest their advance disinformation campaign claiming that Megumi and the others are already dead. That campaign has already begun. The following is a continuation from the previous chapter.
The Daily Newspaper's Roundtable Discussion: Treacherous Remarks
Therefore, if negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea regarding nuclear disarmament show any progress, North Korea will inevitably approach Japan next. This could even happen as early as August. North Korea has already begun preparing for this. They understand that with a zero-response on the abduction issue, they cannot extract money from Japan. However, the intelligence division and other sectors in the regime do not want to return Megumi Yokota and the others—those who were unilaterally declared “dead” in 2002—alive, as they possess many secrets related to their operations. Thus, they will intensify the disinformation campaign claiming that Megumi and the others are dead. In fact, that campaign has already begun. Furthermore, whenever Japan-North Korea diplomacy seems to advance, the pro-North Korean factions within Japan, who have been keeping a low profile until now, begin to push the narrative that "the dead cannot be brought back," and that "even denuclearization alone is a major achievement, so we should offer concessions without insisting on the abduction issue." The key to achieving the absolutely non-negotiable goal of bringing all abductees back at once and immediately lies in how effectively these moves can be suppressed. Therefore, I would like to highlight some of the dangerous narratives and trends that emerged right after the U.S.–North Korea summit and raise public vigilance. First, the statements made during a roundtable discussion in the June 14 edition of the Mainichi Shimbun by Masao Okonogi, Professor Emeritus at Keio University, and Hiroshi Nakanishi, Professor at Kyoto University. Professor Okonogi criticized the Japanese government's policy of only normalizing diplomatic relations with North Korea after resolving the abduction and nuclear missile issues. He argued that normalization should come first, and made the following remarks. In doing so, he downplayed the abduction issue as merely “a matter of family requests,” ignoring the fundamental issue of the violation of sovereignty and human rights committed by a state crime. "Currently, Japan insists on resolving the abduction, nuclear, and missile issues before normalization of relations. But the nuclear and missile problems cannot be solved unless North Korea takes action. The abduction issue is driven by strong demands from the families of the victims. It will certainly become increasingly difficult to resolve. North Korea, on the other hand, prioritizes normalization of diplomatic relations. Japan must be prepared to reconsider its order of priorities.” Professor Nakanishi, meanwhile, questioned the government's position of assuming the abductees are alive, and effectively called on Japan to accept their deaths without any evidence. Furthermore, he opposed the government's policy of not providing economic aid without resolving the abduction issue, and instead demanded that economic support for denuclearization be given even before the abduction issue is resolved. "It is not entirely unreasonable to base negotiations on the assumption that the abductees are alive, given that North Korea is untrustworthy. But if, unfortunately, they are deceased, how should Japan bring the issue to a conclusion? Japanese diplomats need to clarify this. In the end, we will likely have to return to the original intent of the Pyongyang Declaration: to resolve outstanding issues and normalize relations. The best course now might be to proceed with normalization talks while Japan plays a certain role in denuclearization. Providing economic aid without resolving the abduction issue would draw public backlash, but denuclearization has legitimacy and could become an important channel for involvement in the Korean Peninsula." If such views gain traction, Prime Minister Abe’s firm stance of “no support without resolution,” and his insistence that “resolution” means the immediate and collective return of all victims, will inevitably be weakened. This is a dangerously treacherous remark. And yet, the Mainichi Shimbun—which should have long been defunct—still exists, and on its pages, we see shameless apologists for North Korea like Masao Okonogi of Keio University and Hiroshi Nakanishi of Kyoto University. What kind of intelligence do these professors truly possess? I must say, just knowing that Masao Okonogi made such statements makes me hold Keio University in contempt, and likewise, that Hiroshi Nakanishi made such remarks makes me regard Kyoto University with disdain.
From Tsutomu Nishioka’s Article in Seiron: “Japan-North Korea Parliamentarians’ League, Former Vice Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka—Is a North Korean Conspiracy Already Underway?” August 10, 2018 The following is from this month’s issue of the monthly magazine Seiron, featuring an article by Tsutomu Nishioka titled “Japan-North Korea Parliamentarians’ League, Former Vice Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka—Is a North Korean Conspiracy Already Underway?” Tsutomu Nishioka is one of Japan’s true scholars—a lifesaving figure for this nation—who exposed the complete fabrication behind Asahi Shimbun’s reporting on the comfort women issue and saved Japan from the immense damage caused by the paper’s anti-Japanese ideology.
North Korea’s Aim: To Extort $10 Billion While evaluations of the U.S.-North Korea summit vary, one undeniable achievement was that President Donald Trump directly conveyed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s message to the dictator Kim Jong-un regarding the abduction issue. From within the Kim regime, numerous voices have emerged declaring the summit a success and pushing for a Japan-North Korea summit as the next step. North Korea began its diplomatic offensive this year with two goals in mind: to get the United States to halt any plans for a decapitation strike, and to extort more than $10 billion from Japan. During Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to Pyongyang in 2002, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed in a secret meeting that the scale of economic cooperation Japan could provide post-normalization of diplomatic relations would be about $10 billion—roughly one trillion yen. This has been confirmed by multiple former senior officials who were in Pyongyang’s inner circle at the time and have since defected to South Korea. Thae Yong-ho, former minister at North Korea’s embassy in the UK who defected in 2016, wrote in his book published in South Korea this May:
“After Prime Minister Koizumi visited Pyongyang and announced the Pyongyang Declaration with Kim Jong-il, First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok-ju gave a lecture to all Foreign Ministry staff in the ministry hall. ‘Japan has promised to compensate us for its colonial rule through economic cooperation. At minimum, we’ll receive $10 billion. With $10 billion, we can modernize all of our infrastructure—roads, railways, and more.’ Even I was thrilled at the idea of ‘$10 billion.’ My colleagues in the ministry were visibly excited. That’s how important and immense the sum was.” (From "The Secret Codes of the Third Floor Secretariat", pp. 209–211) The Japanese government has consistently maintained its official position that no specific amount was promised. However, according to Prime Minister Abe, Hitoshi Tanaka—the Foreign Ministry bureau chief who prepared Koizumi’s Pyongyang visit—failed to keep records for two of the secret negotiations. It is suspected that the $10 billion promise may have been included in those missing records. After the U.S.-North Korea summit, the same figure—$10 billion—was leaked to the media and reported by Sankei, Nikkei, and Asahi newspapers. The United Nations estimates North Korea’s GNP at approximately $20 billion, while the Bank of Korea estimates it to be around $40 billion. According to one information source, North Korean economic officials candidly estimate their GNP to be between $20 billion and $30 billion. There is no doubt that the figure of $10 billion is extraordinarily attractive to them.
Why Did That War Happen? Look Through the Mirror Called the United States August 10, 2018 The following is a continuation of Masayuki Takayama’s column "Henken Jizai" from this week’s issue of Shukan Shincho. Ten years later, during the Russo-Japanese War, what had once been surprise transformed into fear. Japan was not merely the first non-Western nation to defeat a white-majority power. From ancient Greece onward, naval battles had always followed the ramming tactic—each ship attempting to strike the enemy's side with its prow. But the Japanese navy sank forty Russian warships—including armored battleships—without even making physical contact. Japan had redefined the very nature of naval warfare. "The Japanese are a threat," wrote Theodore Roosevelt to his friend Alfred Mahan. Bringing Japan down became a matter of pride—and destiny—for Western powers, especially the United States. Roosevelt immediately brokered the Treaty of Portsmouth, deliberately ensuring that Japan would receive neither an inch of territory nor a single cent in reparations. To further burden Japan, he saddled it with the troublesome Korean Peninsula. These two maneuvers succeeded in severely weakening Japan’s economy. Woodrow Wilson, through his Committee on Public Information (CPI), successfully drove a wedge between Japan and China. Warren Harding nullified the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, isolating Japan on the world stage. China’s borders, since the Qin Dynasty, had never extended beyond the Great Wall—but Herbert Hoover brazenly declared that Manchuria and Tibet were Chinese territory, delegitimized the state of Manchukuo, and drove Japan out of the League of Nations. Franklin D. Roosevelt put the finishing touches on this half-century campaign to destroy Japan by laying a trap at Pearl Harbor—thus removing what the West saw as a threatening "nonwhite" power. And yet, Japan rose again—its economic and cultural refinement once more astonishing the world. It is precisely because of this that New Hampshire state legislator Nick Levasseur once said, “Two atomic bombs weren't enough.” That statement was nothing more than the bitter outcry of a deep-seated inferiority complex. Why did that war happen? If you look at history through the mirror that is the United States, the answer becomes clear.
The Media’s Disgusting Glorification of a Mere Musician
August 10, 2018
This morning, I received a call from a well-read friend after I had published a chapter mentioning Ryuichi Sakamoto.
He said, “Sakamoto is an outrageous person. He abused his daughter—she revealed it herself in an interview.”
Well, just look at his face—it figures. And to top it off, he reportedly said, “It’s just electricity”, speaking of one of the most vital lifelines for both the people and the country.
A mere musician—who, mind you, gained fame only through electronic music, which wouldn't even be audible without electricity—being treated by the media as if he's some kind of national figure?
"Japan Has Become a Criminal": Masayoshi Son’s Disgraceful Remark at the Global Green Growth Summit
August 10, 2018
The following is a chapter originally published on April 17, 2018. It was written and transmitted from my hospital room, where I was hospitalized for seven months with a critical illness, having been told my chance of survival was only 25%. I now call upon both Japanese and international readers to revisit this text with fresh eyes.
In the original, I used a pen name to which I held deep emotional attachment. Unfortunately, a criminal—possessing the DNA of “unfathomable evil” and “plausible lies” typical of a certain nation—mounted a coordinated attack on Google search results using reverse SEO techniques. This included creating over 30 false accounts, attaching defamatory content to my blog "The Turntable of Civilization", and manipulating rankings through illegal means. As a result, what had once returned over 20 million legitimate hits was overtaken by slanderous junk across the first ten pages of results.
Though our firm’s lawyer advised criminal prosecution for obstruction of business, defamation, and malicious falsehood, it took nearly three years before the Osaka District Prosecutors Office reviewed the case. Despite the accused fully admitting guilt, the case was not prosecuted—an outcome I suspect would have been different had I been a public figure.
One unforgettable quote marked the beginning of this spiral: On June 20, 2011, at the Global Green Growth Summit held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Masayoshi Son stated during his keynote speech: "Japan has become a criminal." This, from a man representing a Japanese company, speaking in a nation that, post-Fukushima, continued to push forward both its domestic and international nuclear energy policies.
In that instant, I was struck by a haunting parallel: the same ideological defeatism that gripped postwar Japan.
“To the People of Japan: A Nation Without Pride Will Perish” – Naoki Komuro
Masayoshi Son should read that book—immediately. And any prime minister who is swayed by such individuals should be dismissed without delay. These are traitors of a rare breed in our nation’s history.
Excerpt from the book Bureaucrats Who Betray the Nation (p. 202):
Anti-Nuclear Groups, Korean Corporations, and SoftBank
With the scale of disaster and reconstruction exceeding expectations, both the public and private sectors began rebuilding. Amid this, the Renewable Energy Foundation was established.
According to its website, the foundation was created to promote a shift toward renewable energy. But what kind of organization is it, really?
A glance at its leadership reveals that its founder and chair is none other than Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, and among the board members is composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Masayoshi Son, who at that same summit in Seoul declared “Japan has become a criminal,” and Ryuichi Sakamoto, who infamously stated “It’s just electricity” at an anti-nuclear rally—both names appear prominently.
Chair and Founder: Masayoshi Son, CEO, SoftBank Corp.
Board Member: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Representative of “More Trees” (according to the Renewable Energy Foundation homepage)
Sakamoto’s anti-nuclear activism is widely known. That Son would appoint him to the board underscores his strong anti-nuclear stance.
But is Son’s opposition to nuclear power truly based on principle?
After all, while proclaiming that "Japan is a criminal," he went on to praise South Korea’s nuclear program.
During the summit in Seoul, Son apologized for the damage Japan’s nuclear accident caused to neighboring countries, declaring Japan a criminal nation. And yet, during a courtesy visit to then-President Lee Myung-bak, he reportedly stated: “Nuclear phaseout is an issue for Japan. I highly regard Korea’s nuclear power.”
In Japan, he condemns nuclear energy. In Korea, he praises it.
If this isn’t double-dealing of the worst kind, what is?
In the battle that began at Asan, the Chinese troops simply fled, and when they occasionally captured Japanese soldiers, they gouged out their eyes and cut off their noses, killing them. 2018/8/9 The following is the continuation from this week’s Shukan Shincho column "Henken Jizai":
Around the same time, Hong Kong was struck by a plague outbreak. Since the Black Death in the 14th century, the true nature of this recurring scourge that had threatened white societies multiple times had eluded explanation—even with Western medical knowledge. However, the Hong Kong colonial government announced: “Shibasaburo Kitasato arrived and immediately identified the plague bacillus and determined that rats were the vector.” “When the rats were exterminated, the plague subsided.” A mystery unsolved for 500 years by white men had been cracked by the intellect of a single yellow-skinned man at first glance. It was a shock. The third blow came with the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War that same year. The Japanese army fought valiantly. In contrast, the Chinese forces behaved disgracefully. In the battle that began in Asan, the Chinese army did nothing but flee—and when they occasionally captured Japanese soldiers, they gouged out their eyes, cut off their noses, and murdered them. Yet the Japanese army refrained from retaliation. What most astonished the European military observers was that the Japanese army did not loot or rape on the battlefield. In the Book of Numbers in the Old Testament, Moses commanded: “Plunder them. Kill the men, even the infants. Kill the married women. Virgins are God’s gift—spare them and enjoy.” Christian nations, as well as the Chinese who knew nothing of this, had always committed looting, rape, and slaughter as a matter of course. In fact, during the Boxer Rebellion several years later, German Commander von Waldersee, upon entering Beijing, ordered six days of looting and rape for his troops. The Japanese army, fighting with honor, decisively defeated the “Sleeping Lion” of China both on land and sea. White observers were stunned by the Japanese, who exhibited a profound sense of aesthetics, intelligence, valor, and tolerance surpassing even Christian nations.
I Envy the Friend Who Said, “It’s Too Absurd to Watch” and Quit NHK’s Flagship News Program Watch 9 August 9, 2018
I envy the friend who said, “It’s too absurd to watch,” and stopped watching NHK’s flagship news program Watch 9.
Why? Because I still, albeit only at a slant, occasionally glance at it.
But tonight’s broadcast was especially appalling—so bad I felt nauseated.
Using the death of Governor Onaga as an opportunity, the program spent an inordinate amount of time praising him, transparently trying to sway the upcoming gubernatorial election in favor of Onaga’s faction. The true intent of NHK’s news and editorial departments—run, in reality, by far-left sympathizers of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the Chinese Communist Party—was on full display.
During a segment commemorating the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Watch 9 host Arima conducted an interview with the representative of an organization called ICAN, allegedly based in Shinjuku, supposedly working for nuclear disarmament. But, unsurprisingly, ICAN’s actual operational base turned out to be none other than Peace Boat.
One can only recoil at the audacity and mindset of NHK’s news division—and Arima in particular. How could they not know what kind of organization Peace Boat really is?
This was a public revelation that NHK’s news division is completely under the influence of groups like Chongryon. Those controlling its reporting and editorial decisions are essentially agents of North Korea, South Korea, and China.
It was the first time I had seen the true face of ICAN—the face of its representative, the office plastered with large Peace Boat posters, and NHK giving those posters repeated close-ups on national television.
I’m thankful to have finally understood what’s really going on, but the footage was truly sickening.
These traitors speak in sweet platitudes, but in reality, they are perfectly aligned with the agendas of China and the Korean Peninsula: to eliminate Japan’s nuclear technology and ensure Japan never possesses nuclear capabilities—so it can remain a country open to attack and invasion at any time.
And NHK—Japan’s national broadcaster—is openly collaborating with these malicious schemes. What could be more nauseating than that?
A Great Loss for Japan and the World—And an Indictment of Media Bias
2025/4/19
A Great Loss for Japan and the World—And an Indictment of Media Bias August 9, 2018
Takayama Masayuki is the one and only journalist of his kind in the postwar world.
It was in August, four years ago, that I first came to know of his famous column Henken Jizai in Shukan Shincho.
People who subscribe to and carefully read the Asahi Shimbun, watch NHK, TV Asahi, and TBS news programs, and spend the rest of their days striving diligently in the real world for the good of society—these people will never even know the name Takayama Masayuki.
That fact alone represents a tremendous loss for both Japan and the world, and it clearly proves just how outrageously biased the reporting by media outlets like Asahi Shimbun and NHK truly is.
Why? Because they deliberately hide Japan’s most precious intellectual treasures like Takayama, while elevating shallow pseudo-intellectuals and self-proclaimed cultural figures to espouse their masochistic historical view and false moralism.
The following is from the latest issue of Shukan Shincho, released yesterday:
The Enemy of the White Man
At the end of the 19th century, white people dominated 99% of the world, utterly overpowering both yellow and black races.
They were narcissistic, eager to display their supposed superiority in visible form.
First, they chose to glorify their intellect.
From space to medicine, they made discoveries and solved mysteries beyond what people of color had imagined.
Thus, the Nobel Prize was born.
Then they sought to celebrate physical beauty and kinetic grace.
This is why Pierre de Coubertin advocated reviving the Olympics.
A believer in Social Darwinism, Coubertin never imagined that "short-legged and awkward yellow people" or "black people who can't even distinguish front from back" would participate in the games.
But then, their self-congratulatory world began to be mocked.
One major blow came from the ukiyo-e prints displayed at the Art Nouveau galleries in Paris.
Van Gogh was floored. Toulouse-Lautrec and Monet were stunned into silence.
There before them lay a world of beauty that surpassed the white man’s supposedly supreme aesthetic sense.
Those Who Preach False Moralism and Political Correctness Are Never to Be Trusted August 9, 2018
While writing the previous post, another thought came to mind.
Just look at the so-called “victorious” nations—China and Russia—and how they conduct themselves. It’s obvious without need for further proof.
Takayama Masayuki reminds us that in the United States, some truly idiotic congressman once said, "Two atomic bombs weren't enough," supposedly using Japanese anime as a pretext.
What about the politicians who’ve kowtowed to such thinking? What about Asahi Shimbun, NHK, and the so-called scholars, cultural figures, human rights lawyers, and civic groups that have gone along with it?
They are, without exception, utterly unworthy of trust.
Those who peddle fake moralism and throw around "political correctness" are, without exception, people of no integrity.
Das Weiße Haus hat bekannt gegeben, dass das neuartige Coronavirus aus einem Laborunfall stammt.
Die Leser dieser Kolumne werden erneut erkennen, dass meine Kommentare ins Schwarze getroffen haben.
Sie müssen auch wissen, dass meine Argumente in dieser Angelegenheit die schärfsten, strengsten und von gerechtem Zorn erfüllten waren – mehr als die aller anderen weltweit.
The Deepest Kind of Human Depravity — A Nazism Still Alive in Their Hearts, No Different from China or Korea August 9, 2018
The following is an essay I published globally on August 14, 2017. I believe it is a piece that should be reread not only in Japan but around the world.
Every time I shed light on truths long hidden from the world — such as the fact that the Korean Peninsula and China are lands of bottomless evil and plausible lies — I am again struck by the gravity of what the world has failed to see.
It was only after August 2014 that I came to know an utterly appalling truth (something I had never encountered while I was a subscriber and close reader of the Asahi Shimbun): One of Germany’s leading newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung, either colluded with the Asahi Shimbun or shared similar ideological tendencies, and made repeated use of Asahi's anti-Japanese content to publish article after article aimed at humiliating and degrading Japan.
Their true motive? To construct an image of Japan as a country just as brutal and inhumane as Nazi Germany, thereby diverting the eyes of the international community away from Germany and toward Japan.
It is the very definition of despicable — the lowest form of human baseness. This behavior should be called for what it is: a lingering Nazism still alive at the core of these people, no different from the methods of China or South Korea.
As a result, German public opinion — and I repeat, I myself have never been to Germany and know nothing of the German people’s everyday lives — has become significantly anti-Japanese. Most Japanese, too, have never been to Germany. We have no reason to hold any animosity toward Germans, and in fact, we generally don’t.
Likewise, I assume the majority of German citizens are the same — most have probably never been to Japan either.
And yet, due to the relentless, repeated anti-Japan coverage by Süddeutsche Zeitung, a public opinion survey conducted several years ago revealed that nearly half of all Germans held anti-Japanese views.
When I consider the low-level but morally despicable individuals at Süddeutsche Zeitung, I often think this:
Germans should deeply and humbly appreciate the sheer luck that their neighboring countries were not like China or Korea — those nations I described at the beginning — in other words, premodern in essence.
Germany has had the great fortune of being surrounded by culturally advanced, modern states. That fortune is something Germans should never take for granted.
“The Disease of Anti-Japan Sentiment” – A Former Yomiuri Journalist’s Perspective August 9, 2018
The following is a chapter I originally published on June 27, 2018. It should be read again, both in Japan and around the world. All emphasis within the text below is mine.
The Disease of “Anti-Japan” Sentiment
I worked as a journalist for the Yomiuri Shimbun for over 20 years, and throughout that time, I consistently harbored serious doubts about the Asahi Shimbun’s journalistic stance—specifically, its tendency to prioritize ideology over facts.
When I discovered that one of their articles concerning Article 9 of the Constitution had been fabricated, I was overcome with an emotion akin to rage. It was nothing less than a desecration of journalism.
At the same time, I began to wonder whether there was some sort of psychological illness underlying a newspaper company systematically fabricating news.
Why do they fabricate? Or more to the point—how is it even possible for them to fabricate?
As I pondered this, I recalled a remark once made by a German historian about "the study of history through psychology." That inspired me to consider whether the Asahi Shimbun and other progressive intellectuals in Japan’s left wing could be analyzed through a psychoanalytic lens.
This thought was the catalyst behind my book: The Disease of “Anti-Japan” – Undoing the Brainwashing of the Japanese People by GHQ and the Media (Gentosha Publishing).
Conservatives in Japan often criticize the Asahi Shimbun as being “masochistic.” Indeed, for a media outlet that belongs to Japan to constantly engage in reporting that damages Japan’s national interests—it’s understandable that many perceive it that way.
However, paradoxically, I arrived at the conclusion that the Asahi Shimbun might, in fact, be the most narcissistic organization of all.
In other words, the paper is driven by a self-image of being the “good Japanese,” in contrast to the “bad Japanese” who fail to atone for Japan’s wartime past. This self-protective instinct and moralistic worldview are what I believe compel the Asahi Shimbun to fabricate stories.
When I read this hypothesis, I immediately thought of something—namely that it explains the psychological makeup of Tsujimoto Kiyomi, whom NHK insists on putting on air despite the fact that she was originally arrested for criminal activity. It all made perfect sense.
When I consulted a psychiatrist about this hypothesis, they responded, “Yes, the Asahi Shimbun exhibits many traits consistent with narcissistic personality disorder.”
That disorder could indeed be renamed as “the anti-Japan disease.” Of course, everyone possesses some degree of narcissism. But when that narcissism becomes excessively inflated, it inevitably creates friction with others.
In the case of the Asahi Shimbun, their excessive self-love has caused conflict with Japanese society and the Japanese people.
The worst example of this is their reporting on the comfort women issue.
Instead of basing their articles on facts derived from thorough reporting, the Asahi Shimbun continued for years to publish stories based on the lies of Seiji Yoshida.
Since the foundation was false from the start, everything that followed was nothing but fiction.
Their reporting on the Nanjing Massacre and textbook issues were likely also born of this overgrown narcissism—but regardless of intent, it is a fact that Asahi Shimbun’s reporting has strained relations with neighboring countries and severely damaged Japan’s international reputation.
La Casa Blanca ha anunciado que el nuevo coronavirus se originó en una fuga de un laboratorio.
Los lectores de esta columna reconocerán una vez más que mi comentario había dado en el clavo.
También deben saber que, en este asunto, mis argumentos fueron los más agudos, severos y llenos de ira justificada, más que los de cualquier otra persona en el mundo.
A Great Loss for Japan and the World—And an Indictment of Media Bias August 9, 2018
Takayama Masayuki is the one and only journalist of his kind in the postwar world.
It was in August, four years ago, that I first came to know of his famous column Henken Jizai in Shukan Shincho.
People who subscribe to and carefully read the Asahi Shimbun, watch NHK, TV Asahi, and TBS news programs, and spend the rest of their days striving diligently in the real world for the good of society—these people will never even know the name Takayama Masayuki.
That fact alone represents a tremendous loss for both Japan and the world, and it clearly proves just how outrageously biased the reporting by media outlets like Asahi Shimbun and NHK truly is.
Why? Because they deliberately hide Japan’s most precious intellectual treasures like Takayama, while elevating shallow pseudo-intellectuals and self-proclaimed cultural figures to espouse their masochistic historical view and false moralism.
The following is from the latest issue of Shukan Shincho, released yesterday:
The Enemy of the White Man
At the end of the 19th century, white people dominated 99% of the world, utterly overpowering both yellow and black races.
They were narcissistic, eager to display their supposed superiority in visible form.
First, they chose to glorify their intellect.
From space to medicine, they made discoveries and solved mysteries beyond what people of color had imagined.
Thus, the Nobel Prize was born.
Then they sought to celebrate physical beauty and kinetic grace.
This is why Pierre de Coubertin advocated reviving the Olympics.
A believer in Social Darwinism, Coubertin never imagined that "short-legged and awkward yellow people" or "black people who can't even distinguish front from back" would participate in the games.
But then, their self-congratulatory world began to be mocked.
One major blow came from the ukiyo-e prints displayed at the Art Nouveau galleries in Paris.
Van Gogh was floored. Toulouse-Lautrec and Monet were stunned into silence.
There before them lay a world of beauty that surpassed the white man’s supposedly supreme aesthetic sense.
Those Who Preach False Moralism and Political Correctness Are Never to Be Trusted August 9, 2018
While writing the previous post, another thought came to mind.
Just look at the so-called “victorious” nations—China and Russia—and how they conduct themselves. It’s obvious without need for further proof.
Takayama Masayuki reminds us that in the United States, some truly idiotic congressman once said, "Two atomic bombs weren't enough," supposedly using Japanese anime as a pretext.
What about the politicians who’ve kowtowed to such thinking? What about Asahi Shimbun, NHK, and the so-called scholars, cultural figures, human rights lawyers, and civic groups that have gone along with it?
They are, without exception, utterly unworthy of trust.
Those who peddle fake moralism and throw around "political correctness" are, without exception, people of no integrity.
