Category Archives: Media

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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Media Mix, March 13, 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about recent news stories associated with senior nursing care and how they bear on government policy. One of the jumping off points for the column was a conversation that Masako had with a an old … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 7, 2016

Posted on February 7, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Imperial couple’s visit to the Philippines and what it was intended to convey to their fellow Japanese. As pointed out, Japanese people under a certain age probably know nothing about the Battle of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 24, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the recent tabloid coverage of Becky and SMAP. The headline chosen by JT is perhaps misleading in that it conflates the two “scandals” along the same lines, but if you read the column you … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 10, 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about the recent Supreme Court decision on separate names and its potential effect on the legalization of same-sex marriages. In the column I pointed out that the majority of the judges on the court ruled … Continue reading →

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