Monthly Archives: November 2016

Media Mix, Nov. 27, 2016

Posted on November 27, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the quixotic movement to cancel the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The downside of the Games that is mainly discussed in the column has to do with the cost and, to a lesser extent, the virulent … Continue reading →

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Cheap Trick, Oct. 1999

Posted on November 25, 2016 by philipbrasor

I recently realized that almost all of the music reviews I wrote for the Japan Times in the 90s and the movie reviews I wrote for the Asahi Shimbun during the same decade are not available on the Internet, so … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 20, 2016

Posted on November 20, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the scandal surrounding the Japan Record Awards. As is clear by the column, all the various players in the media work together to promote one another’s show business interests, so the idea of fostering … Continue reading →

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“On connait la chanson” July 1998

Posted on November 19, 2016 by philipbrasor

I recently realized that almost all of the music reviews I wrote for the Japan Times in the 90s and the movie reviews I wrote for the Asahi Shimbun in the 90s and early 00s are not available on the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 6, 2016

Posted on November 6, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Japanese media’s demonization of marijuana as its profile improves throughout the world due to medical applications. Though the column mostly addresses the legal problems that marijuana faces in Japan, the economic angle is … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Richman, June 1997

Posted on November 5, 2016 by philipbrasor

I recently realized that almost all of the music reviews I wrote for the Japan Times in the 90s and the movie reviews I wrote for the Asahi Shimbun during the same decade are not available on the Internet, so … Continue reading →

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