In the Oct. 20 Kyodo article "Tokyo trader probed over procurement of U.S. night vision goggles," the Tokyo trading house was never mentioned by name. Yet, other parties -- none of whom were under suspicion of misconduct -- were named, including Japan's Defense Ministry and Northrop Grumman.
I wonder if declining to name the Tokyo trading house is a journalistic courtesy in Japan, or whether laws stipulate that companies under such an investigation should not be named. I feel that naming only the parties other than the Japanese trading house could give the impression that they are under suspicion of wrongdoing and not the trading house itself.
thomas hayes
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