 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.In February 2007, Kodansha decided not to publish the book "" by Ben Hills in a Japanese translation.