Monthly Archives: February 2013

March 2013 movies

Posted on February 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Amour Michael Haneke’s unsentimental study of the decay of flesh and soul couldn’t be opening at a more appropriate … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about vegetarianism as an expression of conscience. The article is not meant to advocate meat-free diets. My point is that the moral imperative which informs vegetarianism is worth discussing and it is not … Continue reading →

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Donald Richie

Posted on February 22, 2013 by philipbrasor

My first encounter with Donald Richie, who died earlier this week at the age of 88, was a pleasant surprise, since it was he who approached me. In late 1995, about a year after I started my Media Mix column … Continue reading →

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Getting it wrong on “bessei”

Posted on February 18, 2013 by philipbrasor

This weekend the Cabinet Office released the results of a survey showing that “fewer people” supported the idea of allowing married couples to use separate names. This issue has been simmering for at least a decade and every time a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 17, 2013

Posted on February 17, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the judo scandal. Central to the issue, as far as the media is concerned, is judo’s relationship to the Olympics. In the column I say that organized judo is nothing without the Olympics, a … Continue reading →

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