Category Archives: Media

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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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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