Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, March 3, 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about suspicions among certain media outlets that NHK’s planned restructuring has something to do with bowing to government pressure. As pointed out in the column, NHK has always been more or less in … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 17, 2019

Posted on February 17, 2019 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about two instances that appear to demonstrate government attempts to limit journalistic activities. In the case of Tokyo Shimbun reporter Isoko Mochizuki’s dogged questioning style during press conferences at the prime minister’s residence, I mention … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 27, 2019

Posted on January 27, 2019 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the protocol relationship between Japan-Russia negotiations over the Northern Territories and the U.S. base issue in Okinawa. According to writer Koji Yabe, Japan is totally in thrall to the U.S. military and thus cannot … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about remarks made by Hitachi’s chairman, Hiroaki Nakanishi, about the future of nuclear energy in Japan, and the world, for that matter. As pointed out at the beginning of the column, Nakanishi made the remarks … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 6, 2019

Posted on January 6, 2019 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about right-wing internet trolls. In the introductory paragraphs I described journalist Koichi Yasuda’s comparison of classic rightists with the newer, anonymous internet type. Yasuda tends to think that classic rightists have more integrity than internet … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Dec. 9, 2018

Posted on December 9, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the local press reaction to the two South Korean Supreme Court verdicts that found in favor of workers who sued Japanese companies for mistreatment during World War II. The main thrust of the column … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 25, 2018

Posted on November 25, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Nippon TV variety show Itte Q, which has been accused of fabricating foreign “festivals” for one of its most popular regular segments. One of the points I wanted to make in the column … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 11, 2018

Posted on November 11, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the flack that freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda has received since being released from captivity by a militant group in the Middle East. The column focuses on media criticism that mirrors public resentment towards Yasuda … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Oct. 14, 2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Japanese media’s depiction of women doctors, or, at least, one TV drama’s depiction. What prompted the column was the cited article in Shukan Gendai, which openly defended the Tokyo Medical University’s practice of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 16, 2018

Posted on September 16, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Asia Games basketball scandal. As I tried to say in the last paragraph, the media response has been dual—the MSM expresses shock and disgust, while the tabloid press shrugs and winks—even though the … Continue reading →

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