{"id":3819,"date":"2022-07-01T17:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2022-07-02T05:49:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T05:49:20","slug":"misleading-claims-regarding-the-japanese-assistance-to-sri-lanka-based-on-a-daily-mirror-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/misleading-claims-regarding-the-japanese-assistance-to-sri-lanka-based-on-a-daily-mirror-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Japan decide NOT to help Sri Lanka at this point of time? Find out the facts\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-1024x280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-1024x280.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-768x210.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image.png 1053w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka is currently facing a severe economic crisis and apart from discussions with the IMF has been seeking assistance from a few countries over the past few weeks. Japan is also one such country, who has helped Sri Lanka in many occasstions in the past as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this backdrop, we noticed viral posts on social media, quoting a newspaper report, which said that the Japanese Ambassador had said that Japan had decided not to help Sri Lanka at this current point of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s have a look at the viral claims first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Posts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An extract from a Daily Mirror Newspaper report titled \u201cJapan will not help Sri Lanka now\u201d was shared widely on social media circles as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture1.png 872w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture1-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture1-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The article, seen below stated that \u201c<em>Japanese Ambassador in Colombo Mizukoshi Hideaki who met the TNA yesterday had reportedly said that there is a risk of financial assistance to Sri Lanka being mismanaged and hence Japan will not support the country at this point. However, he has said Japan might consider it later\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture3.png 657w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture3-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/latest_news\/Japan-will-not-help-SL-now\/342-240126\">Daily Mirror<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/h7x5C\">Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news item was published on the front page of the Daily Mirror newspaper, July 1<sup>st<\/sup> edition, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture2.png 674w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture2-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to find out the facts regarding these viral claims<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To get clarification on the viral social media posts, we contacted the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. The embassy official stated that the posts are misleading and that the official Facebook page of the embassy would post a clarification regarding the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Issuing a clarification to the viral media reports regarding Japan\u2019s position on the economic situation in Sri Lanka, the Japanese Embassy in Colombo had stated the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe would like to clarify some of the incorrect and misleading information contained in recent news articles regarding Japan\u2019s position on the economic situation in Sri Lanka.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Japan is closely paying attention to the current difficult economic situation in Sri Lanka and severe humanitarian situation accompanied.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Considering such situation, the Government of Japan has decided to provide Emergency Grant Aid of USD three (3) million through UNICEF and WFP in order to provide medicine and food in a manner that would directly benefit the Sri Lankan people. Japan sincerely hopes that this assistance will be of help to overcoming the hardship faced by the people of Sri Lanka, Japan\u2019s long-standing friends.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Government of Japan would like to consider its further contribution to Sri Lanka in consultation with the Government of Sri Lanka and other developing partners, while giving attention to the situation of Sri Lanka and the negotiation progress between Sri Lanka and IMF.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Japan, time-tested partner in Sri Lanka\u2019s socio-economic development, has been supporting Sri Lanka and will continue to do its part in combining its efforts with the people and Government of Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture5.png 701w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture5-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapanEmbassyinSriLanka\/posts\/pfbid02hYA1mMj7qEZBzrDE7zeDysTZhAofyBS7Crh8Yt4c57CtjYTR5hhsswDb8MrazVbrl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVIF-asnB76uJyGQmjuU4GJpksb0YETkUcTS1NnNgVg1tmo2asvLm0W1mDGIq0umO1DlMAN_5QeHFPI4l4WWeXWSydRciIGqrScyOmgz461iPdXxUAcJvHoMTyKA6Lif8RH385qHDD4UYlERp8wIF_t&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">Facebook<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/285ynbom\"> Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also noticed that apart from the Emergency Grant Aid of USD three (3) million the Japanese government has decided to Sri Lanka through UNICEF and WFP, as mentioned in the above statement, Japan had decided on extending US$ 0.7 million for Humanitarian Demining in Northern Sri Lanka, as was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapanEmbassyinSriLanka\/posts\/398980968932736\">communicated via official embassy FB page<\/a>, on 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/news\/japan-contributes-usd-15-million-help-sri-lanka-provide-food-assistance-people-affected\">Here<\/a>\u00a0is a report from 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May, where the Government of Japan had announced a USD 1.5million (LKR 600 million) funding to help the Government of Sri Lanka respond to the ongoing economic crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese Ambassador had met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 01<sup>st<\/sup> July as well and President Media reports that \u00a0\u201c<em>Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki further stated that continued efforts will be made to further strengthen the economic, social and cultural relations with Sri Lanka.\u201d <\/em>as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Japan-Prez.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Japan-Prez<\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese Ambassador MIZUKOSHI had visited&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapanEmbassyinSriLanka\/posts\/400272855470214?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWzgWk93uEVXUkX0-Wd7PAARPpm3o-1IlaSkAk4UYC3DbtJo02zWAaUcfDEa1IetaZ3pxIPPc9txp-aDPyS1GW8bmcC5h9SRoIOUi10AnYHBfTgTy4ZokSB-nwqd8s4KHccEAab19B5FW9-oZMODhVqSj2IhPRMk0yflbV6yeUjfQ&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">Jaffna from 27<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp; to 30<sup>th<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;June and had met a number of key officials. Since the Daily Mirror report had stated the Japanese Ambassador had \u201creportedly\u201d made these remarks about not helping Sri Lanka at this point of time, during a discussion with TNA, we tried to contact a parliamentarian from TNA to get their version of the story. However, we did not get a response yet and hope to update this article with their version as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, we contacted the Chief Editor of Daily Mirror newspaper, Kesara Abeywardena, to get his views regarding this matter. He said that the Daily Mirror newspaper holds the responsibility for the accuracy of the controversial news about Japanese aids and they had reliable sources when publishing this news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\">Google News<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese Embassy rejects viral media reports about a decision to stop helping Sri Lanka in this moment and says Japan has decided to donate 3 million USD worth food and medicine as part of Emergency Grant Aid to Sri Lanka, through UNICEF and WFP, and will remain as a time-tested partner in Sri Lanka\u2019s socio-economic development and will continue support to Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka is currently facing a severe economic crisis and apart from discussions with the IMF has been seeking assistance from a few countries over the past few weeks. 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