Tag Archives: Princess Mako

Media Mix, April 17, 2021

Posted on April 17, 2021 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the latest development in the coverage of Princess Mako’s and Kei Komuro’s bumpy road to everlasting happiness. “Coverage” is the operative word here since it’s not clear how much of what the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Dec. 20, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the stalled engagement of Princess Mako and Kei Komuro. In the column I cite an Asahi Shimbun Koron piece. Koron articles typically include personal essays by three writers, and I mentioned two of them … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 2, 2018

Posted on September 2, 2018 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the weekly magazines’ pursuit of royal scandal for the hell of it. The point I was trying to make, and which wasn’t really reflected in the headline, is that while the weeklies buck the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 11, 2017

Posted on June 11, 2017 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the press’s take on the female imperial succession issue. As pointed out in the column, there are people involved in the discussion who think one solution to the problem of not enough imperial family … Continue reading →

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