08/07/21 20:52:41 VA3tCZTJ0
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Japan: Mainichi's “Foreign Staff”
>In the latest step in a long and drawn out controversy, Mainichi newspaper has issued a 3-page official
>apology in response to the harsh backlash from Japanese people concerning its English-language WaiWai
>column. Written by editor Ryann Connell, WaiWai featured highly-embellished translations of articles
>from Japan's weekly tabloids, the majority of which were fabrications. People in Japan, particularly
>Internet users, have reacted by creating websites and campaigns [ja] targeting Mainichi for spreading
>false information about Japan, some of which went as far as to be incorporated as fact [ja] in a report
>on human trafficking by the Organization of American States (OAS).