Category Archives: Media

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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Media Mix, July 31, 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about recent moves by the government to make education policy that discourages differences. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party originally came up with the idea to fortify morals education back in 2007, during the first Shinzo … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 3, 2016

Posted on July 3, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about recent press coverage of the death penalty. Though I stress that the mainstream media avoids the question of whether or not Japan’s application of capital punishment amounts to retribution, I should point out that … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 19, 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about last month’s big ATM heist. At the end of the column I mention a segment about credit card security that aired on NHK’s morning information program “Asaichi.” The segment was one of the few … Continue reading →

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Keiko Horikawa and the forgotten remains of the victims of Hiroshima

Posted on June 14, 2016 by philipbrasor

President Barack Obama’s speech in Hiroshima in May was lauded as a gesture of great historical significance. The U.S. remains the only country to ever use a nuclear device for the deliberate purpose of killing people, and the conversations about … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 29, 2016

Posted on May 29, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the obscenity trial of the artist Rokudenashiko, which ended earlier this month in a guilty verdict that she will appeal. As discussed in the piece, much of the trial was taken up with debate … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 1, 2016

Posted on May 1, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the new single by the female idol collective HKT48. The column discusses media charges of sexism against the song and its writer-producer, Yasushi Akimoto, but another topic that has come to the fore in … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 3, 2016

Posted on April 3, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about companies that lie to new graduates about job offerings. The column discusses the situation for university graduates, but the problems covered also extend to high school graduates. The 2012 NHK program I cite at … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, March 20, 2016

Posted on March 20, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which concerns that anonymous blog post about the daycare shortage. An interesting footnote about Shiori Yamao that I didn’t learn until after I wrote the piece is that she once played Little Orphan Annie in … Continue reading →

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