Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, Aug. 26, 2018

Posted on August 26, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about children orphaned after World War II. As described in the column, the Japanese media has avoided the topic for years and most likely decided to finally cover it because, as with many controversial subjects … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 5, 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about how LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita’s controversial remarks about LGBT individuals highlights the Japanese mindset regarding rigid family structures. Though I’ve discussed this matter many times before in this column (it has personal meaning since … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 22, 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about news coverage of the rain disaster that hit western Japan two weeks ago. The column uses the “drinking party” attended by various high level LDP lawmakers as a framing device to show how the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 1, 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the ongoing Kake Gakuen veterinary school scandal. The focus of the column is on the “lie” that a Kake official admitted to, and the subsequent press conference held by the school to point out … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 17, 2018

Posted on June 17, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about elderly drivers. I mention that some local governments have tried to address the problem by providing transportation services for seniors who give up their cars, but I didn’t go into detail. This is a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 10, 2018

Posted on June 10, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the media’s sudden interest in the detention of undocumented foreigners. As pointed out in the column, most of the people being detained are overstayers, but apparently there is a good many who … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 27, 2018

Posted on May 27, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about the Government Monitor System, which was shut down several weeks ago after major media finally discovered it and realized that it contained a lot of comments that qualified as hate speech. The moral of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 22, 2018

Posted on April 22, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about how and why the Finance Ministry protects its own in the face of scandal. Because the FM is considered the most powerful bureaucratic organ in the government, it has a kind of symbiotic relationship … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 8, 2018

Posted on April 8, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about a feud between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Adachi Ward over the latter’s implementation of a sex education course in one of its public junior high schools. As mentioned in the article, Adachi is … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, March 18, 2018

Posted on March 18, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about train groping, or “chikan.” Though I think it’s apparent from the overall tone of the column, it should be noted that the majority of male commuters do not grope, and, most likely, … Continue reading →

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