(Original title: On the same day of September 18th, these Japanese media were also "alerted")

The original observer network.

On September 18th, the anniversary of the September 18th Incident, when activities were held in various parts of the country to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the September 18th Incident, the Japanese side also reported a small amount on this. However, the focus of Japanese media is often on the movie 731, which was released at the same time on the same day, saying that attention should be paid to the so-called "anti-Japanese sentiment" rising in China.

Among the few Japanese media that reported on the "918" anniversary, only Kyodo News reported in a newsletter that China held a commemorative ceremony relatively simply and neutrally, but only received single-digit comments.

China hosts the "9th and 18th Incidents" commemorative ceremony

In addition, media, including the North Korean News, which has been consistently considered to have a "left-wing" stance, have taken the movie "731" of the same period into the report, and commented that "Japan is alert to China's rising anti-Japanese sentiment."

In the news program of the Korean TV station, many places especially emphasized the "731" propaganda poster with "never forget" as a propaganda language, mentioning the film's box office achievements in China.

A source who has long paid attention to Japanese media reports told the Observer Network that the reporting method represented by the Korean TV station is hoping to maintain the "objective neutrality" image on the face, while rendering to Japanese readers the impression that "China has no reason to grasp Japan" and "it is profitable in China against the day."

North Korean TV has emphasized in several places that the advertising poster of "731" is "never forget" as a language of propaganda.

At the same time, among the few responses in the relevant news, there are also comments for the "731" troops washed off, claiming that "proof of human experimentation and biological weapons research can be proven, and no material exists."

Japanese netizens posted screenshots

On Japanese social media platforms, there are not too many Japanese netizens paying attention to what the "918" anniversary means. Only a small number of posts are creating anti-Japanese sentiment for Japan's expansion policy at the time, or hype China's release of "731".

Only one account from the ¡°Japanese Friendship Association Kyoto Municipal Federation¡± advertised the ¡°Lyuan Lake Incident¡± (i.e. the ¡°9th and 18th Incident¡± in Japan) was the beginning of Japan¡¯s war of aggression against China.

Dynamics released by the Kyoto Municipal Federation of the Japan-China Friendship Association Social Media "X"

In addition, the Observer Network also noted that both in some Japanese media reports and in the Japanese news platform's "related articles" recommendations, stakeholders intended to associate the "918" anniversary with the news of the death of a student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen on September 18, 2024.

Almost all the related articles recommended on "918" in Yahoo News Japan are exaggerating that "the Japanese were attacked in China"

News from the news agency.

As for the important meaning of "918" in history, it has become an optional paragraph in the report, which is used to render the background explanation of China's "rising anti-Japanese sentiment". "September 18th is a sensitive day for the 'September 18th Incident'... People are worried that anti-Japanese sentiment may rise around this day," Jiji News Agency said in a report.