Royals Insider Defies Press Club System and Gender Bias
Yukie Kudo holds a unique position within the Japanese media — her close friendship during her college years at the University of Tokyo with Princess Masako (“She was just an ordinary girl when I met...
View ArticleSexual Minorities Find Their Niche on the Japanese Internet
Web sites for sexual minorities have flourished on the Japanese Internet for almost as long as it has existed. Queer communities were among the first to realize the potential of the new medium, and...
View ArticleIndependent Reporter Battles Press Club System for Freedom of Access
Like all journalists everywhere, Yu Terasawa needs access to information to do his job. But as that rare thing in Japan — a freelance investigative journalist — he is cut off from information reserved...
View ArticleJapanese Media Forced to Decipher Political Jargon
What country’s politicians never indulge in a touch of waffle? Even more than their counterparts abroad, Japanese politicians seem to have perfected the art of evasion. For today’s politicians, “the...
View ArticleVeteran Journalist Helps Steer Livedoor’s Controversial Public Journalism...
Livedoor shook up the media world in Japan this year with its controversial takeover of radio operator Nippon Broadcasting System. The ensuing battle between the Internet upstart and Nippon...
View ArticleNHK: Can It Be Fixed?
In Washington, D.C. PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) has been sharply criticized for its supposed liberal bias by Republicans, while Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party seems to constantly look...
View ArticleMaster of the Message
An Asahi Newspaper editorial called the recent Japanese general election campaign “one of the most interesting elections ever.” Certainly, few polls in memory have so gripped the public and media. When...
View ArticlePull Up a Chair with Cafeglobe.com
There are hundreds of women’s magazines to choose from in Japanese bookstores, not to mention at convenience stores and even subway station kiosks. But none of these magazines can offer what...
View ArticleThe State of Grassroots Journalism
Dan Gillmor is author of “We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People” and founder of the Center for Citizen Media. He is a well-known and vocal proponent of “citizen journalism”...
View ArticleMedia Darling Becomes Media Victim
It is hard not to feel sorry for Japanese Internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie. Until just recently he was the darling of the Japanese media, universally known as “Horiemon” – a reference to the cuddly...
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