Japan: Panama, again? · Global Voices
Chris Salzberg

Boguspokesman at Bogus News reports that conversations [ja] on Japanese forums about the sinking of a Panamanian freighter off the coast of Japan yesterday have been very critical of Panama. At 2-channel, one person blamed Panamanians for having “bad manners”, another wondered what the frieghter was even doing near Japan, and another drew manga expressing the sentiment that “Panamanian boats are dangerous”.