Japan: Mainichi to shut down website? WaiWai controversy continues · Global Voices
Chris Salzberg

In the latest installment of the ongoing WaiWai saga, news [ja] is climbing the bookmarks  [ja] in Japan that Mainichi is investigating the possibility of shutting down the online version of its newspaper. Meanwhile, 2channel has discovered that the WaiWai column existed before the Internet [ja] (contrary to what some had thought), with further incriminating evidence now available online for all to see. (Note: Mainichi newspaper has since clarified that it is not planning to shut down its website [ja].)