Senior members of the nation’s Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces have opened accounts on X, formerly Twitter, to counter China’s cognitive warfare by disseminating accurate information quickly.In an unusual move for Japanese defense personnel, ministry spokesman Kimihito Aguin created his X account on June 26. One week later, top uniformed officer Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff of the ministry’s Joint Staff, opened his X account.Both accounts have attracted more than 30,000 followers.They opened the accounts after a series of China’s one-sided claims. In a post immediately after launching his account, Aguin rejected the Chinese Defense Ministry’s criticism of Japan…