Category Archives: Media

Happy to be a tourist: What Michelle Williams doesn’t know about Marilyn

Posted on March 17, 2012 by philipbrasor

These days most of the Tokyo press conferences for Hollywood movie stars take place in Roppongi at either the Midtown Ritz-Carlton or Roppongi Hills Hyatt, which is good because it saves me the trouble of trucking out and up to … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 19, 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about changing attitudes toward hospital care for terminal patients. In the column I only used the statistics I needed, but the issue is quite interesting in what it says about the government’s approach … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 29, 2012

Posted on January 29, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here is this week’s Media Mix, which is about two recent Fuji TV documentaries. The subject of one of them, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Seiko Noda, has been discussed in this column before, and more than once. Noda is a … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 8, 2012

Posted on January 8, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the ever-increasing incidence of celebrity marriages precipitated by unplanned pregnancies. These “dekichatta” unions have become so common that whenever a famous person announces he or she is getting married a spokesperson usually … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Dec. 18, 2011

Posted on December 18, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the arrest of gold medalist Masato Uchishiba for allegedly raping a member of the university judo team he coached. Though the column references comments by journalist Yukari Yamada on the problem of … Continue reading →

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Mission accomplishable: Tom Cruise draws a crowd

Posted on December 4, 2011 by philipbrasor

Who’s the biggest movie star today? If you say Tom Cruise or Will Smith, it’s not because they’re the biggest box office draws, but rather because they act like movie stars, and that’s because they love being movie stars. It’s … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 27, 2011

Posted on November 27, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is mainly about eBooks, though near the end I also comment on newspaper companies’ relationships with their delivery agents. I talk about digital newspaper subscriptions in more detail in our Yen for Living blog, … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 20, 2011

Posted on November 20, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the B-kyu Gourmet boom. In the piece I try to make the case that the movement is, in a sense, an indirect rejection of the kind of food-centered promotional gambits that the … Continue reading →

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This is what I know: A tale of two press conferences

Posted on November 14, 2011 by philipbrasor

Like Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt would like you to admire him for more than his casual good looks and acting ability. He wants you to appreciate his mind, which is why Moneyball is such a gift for him as both … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 6, 2011

Posted on November 6, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about two child abuse cases that have been covered extensively in the media in recent months. As I imply, there are many other similar cases reported on an almost daily basis, and most … Continue reading →

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