I didn&#x27;t downvote you, but I&#x27;ll take a guess.<p>You said that Japan was ahead in the <i>reported</i> statistics.  And that statement is perfectly true.  (What, we&#x27;re going to use unreported statistics?)  But it either says something very trivial, or else it implies that the reported statistics are unreliable and misleading.  But it doesn&#x27;t actually come out and say that.  Still less does it supply any evidence for that.<p>A better, <i>useful</i> post would say, &quot;That&#x27;s only the <i>reported</i> statistics.  But the official statistics are inaccurate, and more skewed in Japan than they are in other countries.  Here&#x27;s some evidence...&quot;