Japan’s Perceptions of the Propaganda regarding the SMO

by Patricia Ormsby for the Saker Blog The Initial News Blitz In the immediate aftermath of Putin’s announcement on February 24 of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, Japan’s media instituted a one-sided blitz condemning Russia of a sort that has become familiar to everyone else in the West.1 The blitz appeared to have been well-planned and coordinated in Japan, though it took about a week to eliminate the five-minute