"According to documents obtained by the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun, in addition to the names and biographies of the university professors surveyed, "emotions toward Japan," "emotions toward the Self-Defense Forces," and "ideas and beliefs" were compiled in detail in a report called "Personal BSD (Basic Source Data)," and at least several thousand people were stored within the Asaka Garrison It appears to be shared. One former member said, "We have not given consent to the target group." He testified that the purpose and legal basis for the activities had never been demonstrated within the unit.""

"The Ministry of Defense said, "We are not aware of the collection of personal information of citizens that is the basis for (Kumabi's) interviews. "It will take time to verify the facts, but we would like to take some kind of action," he said."

Another "democracy" that's closer to being like an authoritarian hellhole than the countries they criticize.