Tag - television

 
 

TELEVISION

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 10, 2018
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys for 'Parts Unknown'
U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in June at age 61, posthumously earned a pair of Emmy Awards on Sunday for his work on the popular CNN food-and-travel show he hosted, "Parts Unknown."
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 3, 2018
China state TV sorry for 12 minutes of ads before education program
China's state broadcaster issued an apology Sunday after parents complained that a compulsory television program targeted at millions of school children was preceded by almost a quarter of an hour of non-stop advertising.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2018
Facebook suspends U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech and is close to having pages tied to him and his Infowars website removed from the platform, the social media network said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
May 27, 2018
Devilish Japanese TV drama makes a mockery of workplace rights
In 'Miss Devil,' each firing has some deeper purpose that in the end benefits the hapless victim. The lesson boils down to 'I know what's good for you more than you do yourself.'
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2018
Time to discuss broadcast reform from scratch
How the regulatory regime of the broadcasting business should be reformed under the industry's changing environment should be the subject of broad discussions from a variety of perspectives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2018
British show's take on chicken rendang riles Southeast Asians
Southeast Asians have united to defend hugely popular chicken rendang that was knocked out of a British cooking competition television show for not being crispy enough, but the long-standing debate on the origins of the dish rages on.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 1, 2018
Tokyo Cowboys shoot for more diversity on Japanese screens
'We can't all be lost, drunk, rude gaijin (foreigners) on television and movies forever,' says Christopher McCombs of Tokyo Cowboys.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 31, 2018
1970s Japanese TV series 'Monkey' had a magic that has never been matched
The news that 'Monkey' has been remade by Australia's ABC in a co-production with TV New Zealand and Netflix is likely to cause those in the know to fan two fingers in front of their mouth, Monkey-style, to summon a flying cloud.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 22, 2018
Learning Japanese from TV samurai tales of the wild East
Portraying legendary heroes in colorful costumes of yore, jidaigeki (period dramas) date back to the earliest years of silent films, and the genre has been frequently compared with America's TV Westerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2017
South Korea's Moon tries K-Pop and TV stars in China charm offensive
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will unveil an array of TV talent and K-pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China on Thursday as he attempts to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 29, 2017
TV drama glorifies the Japanese scourge of working illegally for nothing
In the TBS drama 'Rikuo,' female factory workers work all hours — some of them unpaid — to make a new type of running shoe.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2017
NHK fees in the internet age
Plans to distribute NHK content simultaneously via broadcast and the internet raise many important questions about user fees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2017
DAZN brings boxing superfight to Japan, as streaming apps poised to disrupt broadcasting
In Tokyo and want to watch this weekend's Mayweather-McGregor superfight? You won't need a satellite dish or a sports bar — just an app.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2017
New Nokia 8 phone targets video-streaming fans with split screen, surround sound
HMD Global, the Finnish start-up looking to reinvigorate the Nokia phone brand, unveiled the Nokia 8 on Wednesday, hoping to cash in on rising consumer demand for high-quality audio and video features.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 2, 2017
U.K.'s Channel 4 on Sunday to air Princess Diana's revelations about sex and sorrow
Recordings of Princess Diana speaking candidly about her sex life with Prince Charles and her sorrow at the spectacular collapse of her marriage will be broadcast on British television on Sunday.

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’