Author Archives: philipbrasor

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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Media Mix, Oct. 30, 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the status of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces when they’re dispatched overseas to participate in peacekeeping missions. What’s odd about the obfuscation carried out by the government is that, by all accounts, the public seems to … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Oct. 23, 2016

Posted on October 23, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the new documentary, A Whale of a Tale, which looks at the people of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, who were profiled in the Oscar-winning documentary, The Cove. For the record, I liked The Cove, though … Continue reading →

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“Ken Park,” September 2003

Posted on October 21, 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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October 2016 albums

Posted on October 13, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo at the end of September. Big Mess -Grouplove (Atlantic/Warner) Wild World -Bastille (Virgin/Universal) The title of Grouplove’s third album neatly sums up their … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Oct. 2, 2016

Posted on October 2, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the coverage of a government survey on sex, marriage, and procreation. The main point of the column is that, contrary to the media’s interpretation of the study, sexual activity probably hasn’t changed all that … Continue reading →

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October 2016 movies

Posted on October 1, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here are the movies I reviewed for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. The BFG The title of this Spielberg-blessed fantasy will obviously provide hours of off-color entertainment for nasty-minded adolescents, but it … Continue reading →

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Aerosmith, Tokyo Dome, March 1998

Posted on September 28, 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, Sept. 4, 2016

Posted on September 4, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about Rokusuke Ei and Kyosen Ohashi, both of whom died in July. The column is mainly about their pacifist leanings owing to the fact that they lived through the war, but in terms of their … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 28, 2016

Posted on August 28, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the fate of Japanese zoos. In the piece I didn’t talk very much about the media’s role in the way zoos are presented to and perceived by the public, mainly because we’ve covered that … Continue reading →

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