Category Archives: Media

Media watch: Consumers will be paying for Tepco’s mistakes forever

Posted on March 24, 2023 by philipbrasor

On March 22, the Fukuoka District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought against the government by a regional electrical power company that claimed a surcharge added to all electricity bills nationwide to pay compensation to victims of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear … Continue reading →

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“Mr. Sunshine” settles historical scores, whether it means to or not

Posted on March 20, 2023 by philipbrasor

Last week, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, to settle a wartime labor compensation dispute between his country and its former colonizer brought about by Koreans who say they or their forebears … Continue reading →

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Media watch: Korean tourists celebrate uprising anniversary by patronizing former oppressors

Posted on March 1, 2023 by philipbrasor

Today is the 103rd anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement in South Korea, a national holiday. On March 1, 1919, anti-colonial elements in Korea assembled at various locations to denounce Japanese rule, thus leading to a movement involving 2 … Continue reading →

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Media watch: Feminist icon outed as…a wife

Posted on February 27, 2023 by philipbrasor

The March 2 issue of the weekly magazine Bunshun contained a bombshell scoop of a sort. One of the articles is about Chizuko Ueno, a University of Tokyo sociology professor (graduate of Kyoto University) whose specialty is feminist theory, in … Continue reading →

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Media watch: Availability of abortion pill beset by obstacles

Posted on February 20, 2023 by philipbrasor

On Jan. 27, the health ministry approved public sale of the so-called abortion pill in Japan. As pointed out by Asashi Shimbun in its coverage of the news, Japan is one of the last developed countries to approve what is … Continue reading →

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Media watch: Prominent pundit linked to husband’s shady business deal

Posted on February 3, 2023 by philipbrasor

On Jan. 20, some news outlets reported that Tokyo prosecutors had raided the offices of an investment company that promotes solar power generation. Though the raid by itself was no big deal—prosecutors carry out raids of companies suspected of business … Continue reading →

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Number 1 Shimbun February

Posted on February 1, 2023 by philipbrasor

Here is our media column for the February issue of the Number 1 Shimbun, which is about the struggle to find an heir to the Shinzo Abe political dynasty.

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Media watch: Nobody wants to talk about the death penalty

Posted on January 25, 2023 by philipbrasor

In November, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yasuhiro Hanashi was compelled to quit his post as justice minister after he made a careless remark at a political gathering. Hanashi said that he felt the job of justice minister was “low-key” and … Continue reading →

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Media watch: South Korea happily takes over as brands leader

Posted on January 23, 2023 by philipbrasor

A Jan. 14 article on the Chosun Online website revealed that South Korea has overtaken China as the luxury brand capital of the world in terms of consumption. Citing data compiled by investment bank Morgan Stanley, the news service noted … Continue reading →

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Media watch: Victim of crime seeks compensation the hard way

Posted on January 15, 2023 by philipbrasor

When a person is the victim of theft or fraud, it is often difficult for them to recoup their losses, even if the perpetrator of the crime is caught and punished. According to a Jan. 12 article in the Asahi … Continue reading →

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