 In 2006, while the birth of Prince Hisahito of Akishino was being celebrated in September, a blog by Hirotada Ototake which cynically criticized the celebration was attacked and Ototake apologized.In October of the same year, there was a criticism against a reporter of Mainichi newspaper who wrote visits of the Emperor and the Empress to Saga Prefecture negatively.The criticism mainly occurred on the Internet based on the fact that the reporter was a Korean living in Japan and further, due to a number of criticisms from many organizations, Mainichi newspaper gave the reporter a serious warning.