Category Archives: Media

Media Mix, Dec. 12, 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the Ichikawa Ebizo scandal. As often happens with such stories, the column was outdated the moment it was published. Two days previously, the police arrested the man who allegedly beat up Ebizo. … Continue reading →

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Great moments in iconicness: Christina Aguilera and the “Burlesque” crew hit Tokyo

Posted on December 10, 2010 by philipbrasor

The purposes of a movie press conference are crystal clear but not always easy to accomplish. Journalists want witty and revealing quotes while the cast and staff want to convey what’s appealing about the film without pointing to themselves as … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Dec. 5, 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about NHK’s decision to cancel its popular Sunday morning series “Shukan Kodomo no News,” or, more precisely, change it into a news show for the “whole family” rather than one aimed specifically at … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 28, 2010

Posted on November 29, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s yesterday’s Media Mix, which is about one television reporter’s dogged pursuit of the truth behind the Ashikaga murder case, which remains unsolved since the man originally convicted in 1992 was found innocent last year. In the article, I mention how … Continue reading →

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Needs more blue: Russell Crowe in Tokyo

Posted on November 25, 2010 by philipbrasor

The last time Russell Crowe came to Japan, eight years ago to promote A Beautiful Mind, he was dressed like a slumming indie rocker (he was still fronting that band, Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts) and chain-smoking on the dais. … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 21, 2010

Posted on November 22, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s a link to this week’s Media Mix, which is about the Fuji TV drama “Freeter, Ie wo Kau” (A Freeter Buys a House). For those who aren’t familiar with the term, a “freeter” is a “free arbeiter,” meaning a … Continue reading →

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Be my friend: Selling “The Social Network” to Japan

Posted on November 19, 2010 by philipbrasor

When Aaron Sorkin and Jesse Eisenberg came to Japan earlier this month to attend the Tokyo International Film Festival, whose opening film was The Social Network, which Sorkin wrote and Eisenberg stars in, they hung around and did a press … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 14, 2010

Posted on November 16, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s the link to this week’s Media Mix, which is a discussion of the Japanese government’s handling of two long-running territorial disputes, which coincidentally blew up at the same time, and the media’s general passive handling of related coverage.

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Media Mix, Nov. 7, 2010

Posted on November 7, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here’s today’s Media Mix in the Japan Times The darker side of motherhood In the first edition of the famous book of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, published in 1812, the story that has become known as “Snow White” … Continue reading →

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