Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, Apr. 7, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the current administration’s attitude toward the constitution as demonstrated by its handling of the vote disparity issue. This attitude might have met with more criticism from the media if the judiciary were … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 31, 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which along with another article we posted on our JT blog completes a double this week on public transportation. Though the two pieces address different news stories, both bring up the issue of what sort … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 24, 2013

Posted on March 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about coverage of a new prenatal screening test and the attendant discussion of abortion in Japan. The general opinion, both here and abroad, is that abortion is legal in Japan, but while it … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 17, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Shinsai Big Data project, which endeavors to make sense of data recorded on March 11, 2011 in the areas of northeastern Japan that were hit the hardest by the tsunami caused by the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about vegetarianism as an expression of conscience. The article is not meant to advocate meat-free diets. My point is that the moral imperative which informs vegetarianism is worth discussing and it is not … Continue reading →

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Getting it wrong on “bessei”

Posted on February 18, 2013 by philipbrasor

This weekend the Cabinet Office released the results of a survey showing that “fewer people” supported the idea of allowing married couples to use separate names. This issue has been simmering for at least a decade and every time a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 17, 2013

Posted on February 17, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the judo scandal. Central to the issue, as far as the media is concerned, is judo’s relationship to the Olympics. In the column I say that organized judo is nothing without the Olympics, a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 27, 2013

Posted on January 27, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about oidashi beya, a relatively new method of personnel rationalization where redundant employees are assigned to sections that give them nothing to do. The term was made popular in a feature by the Asahi Shimbun, … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 20, 2013

Posted on January 20, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the taibatsu (corporal punishment) controversy surrounding the suicide of a high school basketball player in Osaka. So far the main witness to come out against taibatsu in the major media has been … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 6, 2013

Posted on January 6, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the business of seeds in Japan. As I pointed out in the column, the vast majority of Japanese farmers do not make their own seeds because it is a difficult, time-consuming process. Consequently, the … Continue reading →

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