Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, May 1, 2011

Posted on May 1, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about coverage of celebrity relief efforts in the disaster regions up north. I didn’t mention it in the column (though I did tweet about it), Johnny’s Jimusho attracted more than 400,000 fans to … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 24, 2011

Posted on April 24, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the revival of resolve to decentralize Tokyo in response to the Mar. 11 earthquake. Most of the article deals with the macro aspects of moving the capital and/or relocating corporations. At the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 17, 2011

Posted on April 17, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about self-restraint and the media campaign to dispel despair in the wake of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis. Last night NHK ran a kind of debate among three groups of university students from Tokyo, Boston, … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 10, 2011

Posted on April 10, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Tokyo gubernatorial race, a topic that will be dated as soon as 8:00 pm rolls around and Shintaro Ishihara is declared the winner. If he isn’t then the column will be worse than … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 3, 2011

Posted on April 3, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is a more thorough investigation into the subject I wrote about in this space last week: The absence of the anti-nuke movement in the Japanese media. The strong feelings on both sides of the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 27, 2011

Posted on March 27, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the “fourth disaster” of the current crisis. In the piece I mainly talk about rumors and the lack of credibility surrounding pronouncements from officials, and in the end remark that nobody knows … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 20, 2011

Posted on March 20, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is ostensibly about Japanese commercial TV coverage of the disaster, though it mainly addresses the lack of debate surrounding Japan’s nuclear energy policy. As I say near the end, now is not the time … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 6, 2011

Posted on March 6, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is a survey of recent news stories related to the issue of illegitimate children, a term that has mostly been abandoned in the West since it bears a negative stigma. “Out-of-wedlock” is more neutral … Continue reading →

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Walking between the raindrops of normalcy with Johnny Depp in Tokyo

Posted on March 5, 2011 by philipbrasor

Say what you will about Johnny Depp’s privileges as one of the biggest movie stars in the world, the guy doesn’t take them for granted. Though he’s made blockbusters, he’s made them on his own terms because he doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 27, 2011

Posted on February 27, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the increasingly blurry line between content and commercials on TV variety shows. After filing the story I had misgivings about using “Gatchiri Academy” as an example of a show that made use of the … Continue reading →

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