Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, July 1, 2012

Posted on July 1, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the documentary Lonesome Sparrows. In the column, I mainly discuss the nature of Japan’s immigration policy and use examples provided by the movie to show that immigrants, while hardly invisible, are forced … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 24, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about wild animals escaping from captivity and the excitement such stories cause in the media. Though most people will likely see nothing strange about the coverage, unless the escape has safety ramifications, such … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 20, 2012

Posted on May 20, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the slow, agonizing death of TV as we’ve always known it. To many people, if not most, this will seem like a non-story because TV has been dying a slow death for years now. … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about road safety and the lack of discussion in the media about the role of infrastructure in the recent series of deadly accidents. Though I address briefly the notion that the media has … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, May 6, 2012

Posted on May 6, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about a supposedly “hidden child” that Ichiro Ozawa fathered two decades ago. As explained in the column, kakushigo is a fairly popular subject for tabloid and even not-so-tabloid journalists. Consequently, some stories become … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 29, 2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the recent lay judge trial of Kanae Kijima, who was found guilty of murdering three men and sentenced to death. The piece focuses on the trial itself and NHK’s attempt to recreate what may … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 8, 2012

Posted on April 8, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the mainstream media’s general support for the government’s plan to double the consumption tax. I should point out that while this support is editorially pervasive it is not complete. The article I … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 1, 2012

Posted on April 1, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the war of words going on between the Shimbuns Asahi and Yomiuri over a “scoop” Asahi ran in February concerning the Yomiuri Giants’ baseball team paying huge amounts of money for contract … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 25, 2012

Posted on March 25, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is yet another discussion of how LGBT issues and people are covered in the media, TV in particular. My use of the American TV drama series Glee and a Japanese variety show featuring “onee … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 18, 2012

Posted on March 18, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about earthquake insurance. At the end of the second paragraph I mention that the number of policy holders has tripled since last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake, but that’s a misleading statement. Actually, … Continue reading →

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