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Japanese commentators fault government's 'emergency request' wording for public alarm

A government call for stockpiling and inspections, framed as an 'emergency request', is criticized for needlessly alarming the public.

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What to know

  • Critics say a Japanese government 'emergency request' (緊急要請) calling for stockpiling and inspections used alarming language that made people fear something like a cyberattack was underway.
  • Commentator Mitsuko Uenishi and a Tokyo Shimbun journalist both say the phrasing itself, not the underlying situation, caused the confusion.
  • The underlying details of what exactly was being stockpiled or inspected are not specified in the available material.

Mitsuko Uenishi Commentator (@mu0283)菅沼 (Suganuma) Tokyo Shimbun journalist / 新聞力研究所

Japanese commentators fault government's 'emergency request' wording for public alarm
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    Tokyo Shimbun reporter says the wording caused public anxiety

    A Tokyo Shimbun journalist (Suganuma) reposts and agrees with Uenishi, saying he was personally asked whether a cyberattack or similar emergency was occurring, and criticizes officials for not acknowledging that their own messaging caused confusion.

    “同感だ。「サイバー攻撃か何かが起きるのか」と私も聞かれた。「緊急要請」の言葉に不安になった方は少なくないだろう。自分たちの発信は顧みず、「誤解することのないように」と、いつもの上から目線…”
    — 菅沼 (Tokyo Shimbun / 新聞力研究所)
    • kanageohis1964@fedibird.com

      上西充子さん: 「ならば「緊急要請」とは言わず、「備蓄・点検行動週間」ぐらいの呼びかけにしておけばよかったのでは。 「緊急要請」と言われれば、身構えるのは当然でしょう。」 / X https:// x.com/mu0283/status/2116419596 337246312 東京新聞の菅沼さん➡新聞力研究所の菅沼さんさん: 「同感だ。「サイバー攻撃か何かが起きるのか」と私も聞かれた。「緊急要請」の言葉に不安になった方は少なくないだろう。自分たちの発信は顧みず、「誤解することのないように」と、いつもの上から目線」 / X https:// x.com/uchisaiwaichoTK/status/2 116753913429078436

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    Uenishi criticizes government's 'emergency request' phrasing

    Commentator Mitsuko Uenishi posts that officials should have called the campaign something like a 'stockpile and inspection action week' instead of an 'emergency request,' arguing the latter naturally puts people on edge.