Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, Oct. 14, 2012

Posted on October 14, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the fierce competition in Korean high schools to get into prestigious universities. It was inspired by the movie Pluto, which I saw in its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 23, 2012

Posted on September 23, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about an NHK special that investigated where the funds approved for reconstruction of the Tohoku region are being spent. The idea that about a fourth of the ¥9 trillion given out so far … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 16, 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the steep increase in the dispensing of psychoactive drugs in Japan. One of the more puzzling aspects of this issue is how far behind the curve government regulation is. Japan has a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 9, 2012

Posted on September 9, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about “rumor damage” and its effect on sales of produce from Fukushima Prefecture. Much of the contentiousness I refer to near the end originally arose when it was mainly the foreign media who … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 26, 2012

Posted on August 26, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the Otsu bullying case. The main point of the piece is that above and beyond the whole issue of bullying in school is the issue of violence. What immediately struck me when … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 19, 2012

Posted on August 19, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about Japan’s territorial disputes with two of its neighbors, South Korea and China. Both conflicts are in flux as I write this and much of what I said in the article already feels … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 12, 2012

Posted on August 12, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about a recent trial in Osaka that ended with a man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome being sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for killing his sister. Though I touched on the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 22, 2012

Posted on July 22, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about differences in reported numbers of the turnouts at those antinuclear demonstrations. In the article I mention the efforts of the Japan Visual Journalists Association, and my editor wanted to use one of … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 15, 2012

Posted on July 15, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about drinking after work. Coincidentally, in the same edition of the Japan Times there is an editorial about the decline in drinking among workers, with the focus mainly on its effect on household … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, July 8, 2012

Posted on July 8, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the consumption tax and how it’s structured. As I pointed out in an earlier column, most of the major media bought the consumption tax increase a long time ago. In this piece … Continue reading →

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