When the newspaper published a negative article on the Gapsin Coup, Hung Chang LI (a Chinese leading politician who directed the Chinese policy in Korea) complained to the Korean government over its content, and Inoue resigned as a diplomatic advisor to take responsibility.
しかし、甲申政変の批判記事を載せたところ、李鴻章から朝鮮政府に対する抗議があり、井上はその責任をとって外交顧問を辞任。