Mass demonstrations against China’s efforts to annex Japanese-held territory and the government’s anaemic response to their threats have been completely ignored by traditional media even as they set the Japanese Internet afire – the only video to surface has been from protest organisers and attendees themselves, and can be inspected below.
The government and opposition political parties apparently consider kowtowing to China a more pressing priority than avoiding feeding the support of Japan’s more xenophobic political elements by making them the only available outlet for the majority’s evident disgust for the appeasement of China – a dubious decision if ever there were one.
Meanwhile the Japanese media still have not made a single report on the protests – apparently reporting the labour union march of the week in Paris is more important (with over 30 articles) than a (by Japanese standards) major series of marches in the nation’s capital and major cities, which has currently generated 2 Japanese language articles, ironically enough by CNN and AFP.
The silence has highlighted a increasingly conspicuous gap between Japan’s old media, TV and newspapers which are tightly controlled by big business and enjoy an extremely cosy relationship with the political establishment through the “press club” system, and its new media, concentrated on the likes of 2ch, Mixi, NicoNico and a variety of independent or international online news sources.
With its hold over these traditional media, and by extension public opinion, rapidly being eroded in favour of online media, Japan’s political class may yet be in for a rude awakening – although with the nation’s huge voting block of baby-boomers and the elderly still captivated by old media, and with online political campaigning effectively banned by a series of election campaign regulations slanted in favour of traditional media, it may yet be able to hold on for some time.
Thanks to Noble Peace Prize Winner Obama!
All I want is to not see war breakout. Argh why don’t those damn islands just sink into the sea. Problem solved. Argh both sides need to stop. This is why we should have kept he mars exploration program going. By now we could have had ideas for immigration to mars. God I hate planet earth and its stupid humans.
If China invades Japan, will the Japanese take refuge in : a) Militarist Indonesa ; b) Independent Alaska ; c) the newly-created muslim Ummah of America ?
lulz
If China invades Japan, will the Japanese taje refuge in : a) Militarist Indonesa ; b) Independent Alaska ; c) the newly-created muslim Ummah of America ?
lulz
We know the past war in all over the world, Every civilians had had to cry even victories.
By the way, I found the both of national characters, Chinese people said to Japanese people “kill Japanese civilians” but Japanese people said to China government “Stop Invading”.
I doubt Japanese army had caused Nanjing massacre…
However, China government has controled their media since WWII. Chinese people has not be able to get information what’s the truth because China government has broadcast antipathy propaganda, and shut inconvenient information down like Tiananmen Massacre by China Army.(whole testimony of China government had been faked.)
Chinese government must have deserted Nanjing people to make propaganda…
well Japanese army killing some nanjing people is real, but not so much like what CCP saying “300.000” without logic and no body think and asking about “how much Japanese army will use bullet, gun, and soldier just for killing 300.000 in 2 month? where KMT going when “if” that happening? that Japanese is really stupid and serious for wasting all their logistic just killing non-combat targets? if stupid then why Japanese anyway win in every battle in China?”
i think that will make some people who asking like this will get killed for sure
so this make sense that “300.000” is just lie by CCP for their political gain, just like Tiananmen Massacre false information
and for those replay in my below is true retard afterall, because this retard anyway use overemotional than logic, even being racist too
welp in mean this retard is just wumao or CCP brainwashing tools afterall
so just ignore them
hahahahha
Liar Jap is also diffusing lies
that sub human lol
Please look at history from what retard Jap did like hakuba jiken
You’re an idiot. Most reports of the Nanjing massacre come from non-Chinese sources, and there is ample evidence to support the Imperial Army’s savagery, going so far as to force its own citizens to commit suicide.
But hey, don’t let me stop you from being an ignorant sack of Wapanese s♥♥t.