On the one hand, Japanese scholars like Yoshimi Yoshiaki are in fact read, heard, and respected across the globe. On the other hand, "Just you wait until machine translation advances to the point that we can show you how pathetic and batshit crazy we are!" is quite a line.
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It's their enduring fantasy that the problem is with their delivery and not the message itself! And TBF, GOJ/MOFA seem to share that same fantasy. 
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If translated simultaneously and delivered worldwide, their messages will do a fantastic job in destroying Japan’s global image.
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