a vilified image of Japan abroad. This is partially due to Onishi criticisms of Japan’s largest far-right organisation and lobby Nippon Kaigi, in which members include prominent Japanese politicians including Prime Ministers. Another article, "Letter from Asia: Why Japan Seems Content to Be Run by One Party" provoked an official objection statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for being "an incorrect article." In it, Onishi referred to Japan's democracy as an "illusion" and immature, comparing its government to that of North Korea and China. His article on December 17, 2006, "Japan Rightists Fan Fury Over North Korea Abductions," was also criticized by Kyoko Nakayama, Special Adviser to the Japanese Prime Minister on Abduction. Thomas H. Snitch, a former professor of American University also suggested that Onishi's coverage on Japan's effort to deal with the issue of the North Korean abductions of Japanese is influenced by political bias. Some Japanese conservatives even made unproven claims that Onishi is a naturalized Japanese citizen of Korean descent. References External links Contributed articles by Norimitsu Onishi in the New York Times Times Coverage of Ebola: Pulitzer-Winning Articles and More (Published 2015), Pulitzer Prize-winning articles on Ebola Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian expatriate journalists in the United States Canadian male journalists Detroit Free Press people Japanese emigrants to Canada The New York Times writers People from Ichikawa, Chiba Princeton University alumni Gerald Loeb Award winners for Breaking News