tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post8321299671250049381..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: The League Of Incurious StenographersMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-49434559099833978302012-06-08T13:01:24.255+09:002012-06-08T13:01:24.255+09:00#4 position at the Embassy his was not. While the ...#4 position at the Embassy his was not. While the title of First Secretary is #4 (or actually #5 if you count Minister Counsellors)in the diplomatic hierarchy, at a big Embassy like this there will be many Counsellerors, and probably also Ministers or Minister Counsellors above him, in addition to lots of other First Secretaries. A First Secretary is in practice a diplomat of pretty minor importance (I've been one), especially at big embassies. He might have been a spy, but it seems a pretty unprofessional one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-85238945825750366232012-06-04T21:51:39.578+09:002012-06-04T21:51:39.578+09:00A very strange story, none of which seems to make ...A very strange story, none of which seems to make complete sense. As is mentioned, if he was a spy, he should have been paying for information rather than receiving money. Interestingly the only part that sounds like spying is "The ruling said he was punished for receiving around 207,000 yuan, which was worth around ¥2.5 million at current exchange rates, in cash from then Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyamoto in return for secret data on North Korea and other matters. " Does this mean Japan is/was spying in China?jdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989019796373639502noreply@blogger.com