TAKASHI UEMURA, FORMER WRITER OF THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, WAS COMFIRMED LOST HIS LAWSUIT CASE, REGARDING CRITICISM OF HIS ARTICLES ABOUT COMFORT WOMEN （3.12.2021)
TAKASHI UEMURA, a former writer of The Asahi Shimbun, who wrote fabricated stories of so- called "Korean Comfort Women during WWII" lost his libel defamation case against Tsutomu Nishioka, a visiting professor of Reitaku University,and The Bungei Shunjuu, a publishing company that published Nishioka's article. March 11, 2011, Supreme Court Judge, Hiroshi Koike denied Uemura's suit that demanded monetary compensation and publishing apology article for the damage made by Nishioka's article which pointed out that the Uemura's articles were fabrication of the facts.
Uemura had lost his case in lower court and appellate court, and this was the final decision.
According to the judgment, in 1993, Uemura wrote 2 articles about testimonies made by Korean Comfort Women. Prof. Nishioka wrote a paper, pointed out that Uemura's articles were fabrication of the facts, and The Shuukan Bunshun published an article about Nishioka's paper, in 2014.
Tokyo Lower Court's decision was that Uemura wrote wrong articles that Japanese Imperial Army abducted women and forced to be Comfort Women, despite Uemura heard through interview that those so-called Comfort Women became Comfort Women by (brokers') lies and cheats. The lower court pointed out that Uemura's articles were fabricated intentionally, different from the facts, and Nishioka's paper stated the truth and evidenced on the very important points. The court also stated that Nishioka's paper and The Bungei Shunjuu's article had intent of thee public interest. Tokyo Appellate Court also supported the lower court's decision and denied Uemura’s appeal.
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