The following is from "Nuclear Powers Compete based on Bad Background.", a book of talks between Mr. Masayuki Takayama and Mr. Sekihei, published by Wac Corporation on 2022/10/4.

History of Asahi Shimbun "false report" that comes out in droves
Takayama 
The Asahi Shimbun seems to move when there are allegations, but that depends on the time and circumstances.
The story of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals began to be strongly suspected, and circumstantial evidence started to emerge in the early 1990s, when Kim Hyon-Hui, who was caught in the 1989 bombing of a Korean airliner, spoke of the existence of abducted Japanese nationals.
Kim Hyon-Hui talks about witnessing Megumi-chan and some victims, such as Yaeko Taguchi, have emerged as irrefutable evidence.
At this time, there was a press conference with Anami Koreshige, Director General of the Asian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at which an Asahi reporter sided with North Korea, saying, "It's only allegations when you say abductions in the North, isn't it?" "Can we write (in the newspaper) only allegations without proof? 
Director Anami responded, "Certainly, it is still at the level of suspicion.
So Asahi was puffed up by that and went on to deny the allegations.
An editorial in 1999 proudly announced, "The abduction allegations are a significant obstacle to Japan-North Korea negotiations.
Sekihei 
On the abduction issue, Asahi claimed, "It is not right to make a fuss over allegations alone," but now they are agitating the public with allegations alone.
It is quite the opposite.
Takayama 
By creating such an environment, they further minimize Mr. Abe and make him look like an enemy of society.
In this way, they have incited people like the current culprit who are dissatisfied with society and created an environment in which it would not be surprising if they aimed at Mr. Abe.
Asahi is genuinely a sinful newspaper.
Sekihei 
The media, especially the Asahi Shimbun, has created the soil for that unintelligible assassination, this and that, isn't it?
Takayama. 
There is no doubt about that. But it is not only Asahi.
On the eve of the inauguration of the second Abe Cabinet, there was a party leaders' debate at the Japan Press Club.
The organizers were four media companies. Asahi, Mainichi, Tokyo Shimbun, and Kyodo News.
Sankei used to be a member, but Sankei was removed, and in the end, it was customary for someone who was anti-Liberal Democratic Party or anti-Abe to moderate the debate.
At that time, Hiroshi Hoshi, then of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, who later became a newscaster for TBS, asked in a cross-examination tone, "Mr. Abe, how do you intend to solve the issue of comfort women, the so-called sex slaves, who have been humiliating and troubling Japan?"
Mr. Abe's response was brilliant. 
"Mr. Hoshi, the comfort women issue was spread by your newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, which wrote a book by a swindler named Seiji Yoshida as if it were true. That is the comfort women issue."
He clearly pointed out that this was a false report made up by Asahi.
Sekihei
Did Asahi report the circumstances of the incident?
Takayama 
Of course not.
Sekihei 
They are not qualified to be a news organization if they don't write those facts.
Takayama. 
That is totally strange.
After that, someone told me that when Mr. Abe met with President Trump, he took down the New York Times, saying it was "fake news."
Mr. Abe replied, "I took down the Asahi Shimbun a long time ago, too," and the two men hit it off. 
Mr. Abe asked the media, which has the right of life and death over the regime, how they take responsibility for newspapers that spread lies, naming them by name.
Mr. Abe had a strong determination, saying, "We must not be defeated by people who spread lies like this."
Sekihei
Criticizing by name in a nationally televised debate of party leaders significantly lets the public know that newspapers are not always fair.
Takayama 
There is the Kono Statement.
In response to a lawsuit filed by former "comfort women" in South Korea in 1991, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono of the then Miyazawa Cabinet issued an "apology and remorse" statement in 1993. 
According to Rui Abiru of the Sankei Shimbun, Mr. Abe conducted the first verification work on the "interviews with comfort women," on which the Kono statement was based as soon as he inaugurated his second administration.
The Sankei Shimbun reported the details, but some of the 16 who testified were unsure of their place of origin or names.
It is weird.
The reason is that during the so-called "Japanese Imperial" rule, Japan created a family register for all Koreans.
Until then, girls in Korea were not even given names.
Girls were given names for the first time, but there was no precedent for this.
So, they took the Japanese girls' names as models and used names with "子" or "恵" in their names.
Kim Yeon-ja, Park Geun-hye, and so on.
In Korea, the place of birth and the parents' surname is also essential.
However, the witnesses in the Kono story have neither their names nor their birthplace.
The locations where the comfort women business was conducted are also not clear.
Verification of the Kono statement also revealed that he had been in talks with the South Koreans before the announcement was made.
In other words, the research behind the Kono statement was utterly bogus, and Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was the one who led the faking of the story.
The fact that Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was the leader of the fakery and that the Asahi Shimbun was in league with them in spreading the bogus story came to light. 
It was a painful revelation. 
The Asahi Shimbun was accused of making up fake news based on the story of a crook named Seiji Yoshida. It found even the Kono statement to be a lie with zero credibility, created in conjunction with South Korea. 
The Asahi Shimbun knew it was now in a situation from which it could no longer escape.
The third month after the Kono story was verified, the newspaper admitted that it had lied about the comfort women story and continued verbally abusing the Japanese people. It deleted 16 articles related to the report dating back 30 years. 
Usually, the magazine would have been discontinued.
Of course, the number of subscriptions to the paper decreased noisily.
The newspaper's business has also fallen apart and now has a current account deficit of 14 billion yen.
However, rather than reflecting on their misdeeds, Asahi began to burn with resentment toward Mr. Abe, who had driven them into a corner. 
Asahi will defeat Abe at any cost.
This obsession later became personal attacks on Mr. Abe and Mrs. Akie as they pursued the "MoriKake" and "cherry blossom viewing party" issues.
The Asahi calls unsubstantiated lies plausible suspicions.
Doing it every day can be very stressful.
It would be a very stressful situation for Mr. Abe.
The coverage of the allegations that damaged Mr. Abe's health finally destroyed the second Abe Cabinet.
The Asahi Shimbun's abnormalities continued after that.
They seriously wanted to give Mr. Abe a funeral.
Even after it became a reality in that way, the Asahi Shimbun still continued its slander.
I am afraid they are happy to tarnish even the dignity of death.
Sekihei
For Asahi, now that the Abe cleanup operation's final stage has ended in this way, they must be at a loss as to how to develop it in the future.
Takayama. 
The day after Mr. Abe passed away, reporter Kotaro Ono wrote a review in the Asahi Shimbun.
While discussing Mr. Abe's major footsteps in diplomacy and domestic politics, there was no mention of "MoriKake," which they had initiated, which was unusual for an Asahi Shimbun reporter.
It is clearly bizarre that they did not mention a single word about this alleged report they fabricated to force him to step down from office.
That may mean some sane people in the Asahi Shimbun are skeptical about the "MoriKake" allegations report led by the Osaka Social Affairs Department. Still, it could also be taken as a fake just to make it look that way.
It is certainly not a newspaper to read to take anything as truth.
This article continues.