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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 3, 2006
Your money's no object for Ishihara and his 'fourth son'
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is the most transparent politician in Japan, which is good in that transparency is always welcome in matters of public policy and Japanese politics is prominently lacking in it.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 26, 2006
Time to sink or swim for TV fish pundit Sakana
In September, the TV personality known as Sakana-kun was appointed to the position of guest assistant professor by the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 19, 2006
Looking for the right kind of love for fragile teens
Some people may react to the current bullying issue with an acute feeling of deja vu. Didn't we go through this back in the 1980s? And didn't we address it in the '90s when teachers and administrators rejected the old thinking that kids were bullied for a reason and instead acknowledged them as victims...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 12, 2006
Cameron Diaz presses all the right buttons for SoftBank
For some insight into the ruckus that SoftBank kicked up when it relaunched its mobile phone service with a zero-yen-per-call plan, check out its new ads and compare them with the competition's. NTT DoCoMo's ads showcase no less than seven famous personalities (eight if you count female comedy duo Othello...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 5, 2006
Radio rivals are a turn off by playing it safe
In the United States, media critics bemoan the homogenization of FM radio, which has become dominated by a handful of corporations dictating what music is played. Meanwhile, AM radio is considered the exclusive domain of the right wing, filled with talk shows that badger so-called Middle America into...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 29, 2006
Children's welfare in the doghouse
This past week the nation was shocked by the news of yet another small child who died at the hands of abusive and negligent adults.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 22, 2006
Plea to a TV comic: Take on the big boys and take on politics
To Hikari Ota, c/o Titan Talent Agency.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 15, 2006
Abe might not have Koizumi's hair and flair, but he's got a girl
During the recently closed Koizumi Era, the media was mostly silent about the former prime minister's marital status and lack of female companionship.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 8, 2006
Getting real in the way you dress with grass-roots fashion in Japan
In the movie "The Devil Wears Prada," which opens in Japan next month, an imperious fashion magazine editor played by Meryl Streep upbraids her new assistant, who has dared to snicker at a cerulean belt that the editor is considering for an ensemble. With withering condenscension, the editor somehow...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 1, 2006
Stars strive to be normal guys . . . and you buy it
During the 1980s bubble era it was almost obscene how much money Japanese companies overspent on things they didn't really need. In the media world, this extravagance was manifested in the hiring of foreign celebrities to appear in TV commercials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 24, 2006
Paternity suits brought by moms symptoms of family registry law
If the celebration over the birth of Prince Hisahito has proved anything, it's that "Who's your daddy?" is one of the most important questions in Japan.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 17, 2006
Struggling to put the brakes on the culture of drunk driving
What makes a crime more heinous than another? We usually think it has to do with intention. Murder, which implies pre-meditation, is more seriously punished than manslaughter, which implies lack of premeditation.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 10, 2006
What's love got to do with it? Holding on for a while
Many modern people have probably formed their idea of romantic love through the popular arts. We know from Jane Austen novels that marrying for love is an idea that preceded Hollywood, but people still wed for many other reasons, including simple companionship, convenience and money. Nevertheless, love...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 3, 2006
Controversial tales of cats, Pluto and Britney's belly
Controversy No. 1: Cats are people, too
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 27, 2006
'Disguised contracting' gets proper airing in media . . . with results
The main front page story of the July 31 Asahi Shimbun was about the prefectural labor bureaus cracking down on major manufacturers for improper employment practices; in particular, something called giso ukeoi, or "disguised contracting."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 20, 2006
Notes on Yasukuni and a week that will live in infamy
Following his historic visit to Yasukuni Shrine last Tuesday on the 61st anniversary of Japan's surrender, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi spoke to the media. As usual, his comments had the bland quality of safely scripted pronouncements, but at one point he paused significantly: "I prayed for those...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 13, 2006
High-school baseball pitches the way of the samurai
It's said that even Japanese people who don't like baseball still get caught up in the annual summer high-school baseball tournament, which happens to be taking place right now at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture. Apparently, this same paradox applies to at least one American. On the Internet message...
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 6, 2006
Welfare's not fair when it comes to single mothers
In show business, you can't look as if you made up your own labels. Only someone as big as Michael Jackson gets away with calling himself the King of Pop.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 30, 2006
And in the Japanese corner is . . . Morita-san
Christina Morimoto is sitting in the office of the Tokyo modeling agency she works for, answering questions about her first acting job in the new movie "I Am Nipponjin."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 23, 2006
The many hazards -- especially for kids -- of living the high life
Some news stories make you laugh and some make you cringe. If you live in an apartment you may have done both while reading the July 13 story in this newspaper about an employee of Schindler Elevator K.K. getting trapped in a Schindler lift in the same Tokyo residential building where a teenager was...
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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