Monthly Archives: July 2012

Fuji Rock 12

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

I’ve attended the Fuji Rock Festival every year since 1998 and worked for the Fujirockers web site every year since 1999. I won’t say this year’s was the best but it was definitely the most fun I’d had at the … Continue reading →

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August 2012 movies

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the August issue of EL Magazine, which is distributed in Tokyo today. The Avengers With Joss Whedon at the wheel and 7-count-em-7 heroes, this extrapolation of Marvel’s super group promises to be … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 22, 2012

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about differences in reported numbers of the turnouts at those antinuclear demonstrations. In the article I mention the efforts of the Japan Visual Journalists Association, and my editor wanted to use one of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 15, 2012

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about drinking after work. Coincidentally, in the same edition of the Japan Times there is an editorial about the decline in drinking among workers, with the focus mainly on its effect on household … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 8, 2012

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Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the consumption tax and how it’s structured. As I pointed out in an earlier column, most of the major media bought the consumption tax increase a long time ago. In this piece … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 1, 2012

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Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the documentary Lonesome Sparrows. In the column, I mainly discuss the nature of Japan’s immigration policy and use examples provided by the movie to show that immigrants, while hardly invisible, are forced … Continue reading →

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