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MEDIA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 27, 2021
There’s more to hanami than cherry blossoms
Plum blossoms, azaleas and chrysanthemums are also celebrated nationwide during their seasonal appearance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2021
Ad saying gender equality is ‘outdated’ sparks outrage in Japan
The online advertisement for an evening news program featuring a woman playfully criticizing the debate over gender equality was criticized as being sexist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Failure to communicate: Suga’s media messaging falls short
Putting his policies and statements aside, the prime minister is doing a poor job at conveying his message and convincing people of his leadership qualities, experts say.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations quagmire
Japan’s Olympic organizers have all but lost control of any messaging, with no real strategy to generate any momentum toward holding the fast-approaching games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2021
Patriotic voices find big audience outside China’s tightly controlled media
The success of bloggers and social media personalities helps show where the line for permissible speech is under President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2021
Jack Ma’s SCMP latest Hong Kong outlet to face Chinese threat to press freedom
Fears are growing among staff that a Chinese state-owned company could take over from Alibaba and put the 117-year-old newspaper under Beijing’s thumb.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 13, 2021
Immigration reform fails to resolve asylum contradictions
The standards that immigration authorities use to decide refugee status are difficult to meet due to the burden of proof shouldered by asylum-seekers.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 13, 2021
Understanding why Japan’s prime ministers tend to avoid staying in the official residency
The four-story structure has a somewhat dark history, with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reportedly arranging for a Shinto priest to come to the residence and perform an exorcism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021
Fifth of men think media reports about gender pay gap are ‘fake news’
Efforts to close the gender pay gap risk stalling as countries recover from COVID-19, researchers said on Monday as a global poll showed almost a quarter of men thought the issue was “political correctness gone too far.”
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 6, 2021
Controversy still lingers over 2019 Aichi art show
Irregularities surface in a campaign to recall Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura over his role in allowing the contentious exhibition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Repressing the urge to do something might be better for us all
The ultimate relaxation, says one magazine, is not idleness but suitable activity — doing what you want, which does take courage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2021
In interview, Meghan Markle accuses Buckingham Palace of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan has accused Buckingham Palace of “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and her spouse, saying the royal couple would not be silent in telling their story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2021
China punishes those who question ‘martyrs.’ A sleuth keeps track.
An online spreadsheet with an anonymous minder tabulates Xi Jinping’s crackdown on speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2021
Facebook’s small sacrifice to Australia helps keep empire intact
While it’s too early to declare a clear winner from the confrontation over Australia’s new law, Facebook is walking away satisfied that it didn’t have to cede too much ground.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 20, 2021
Japan’s media join forces in rare show of solidarity to attack Mori over sexist remarks
Domestic reporters don’t pull any punches in the fallout from the former Tokyo Olympic chief’s cluelessness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 20, 2021
Line between solitude and withdrawal becomes blurred in Japan amid pandemic
More than half of the nationwide hikikomori population of 1.15 million are between 40 and 64 years old.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2021
Facebook news goes dark in Australia as payment dispute grows
Facebook’s dramatic move represents a split from Google after they joined together for years to campaign against laws aimed at forcing tech firms to pay media outlets.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 13, 2021
The uneasy state of Japan’s welfare system
The LDP and business community have been undermining Japan’s lifetime employment system in order to make it easier for employers to hire and fire, and to set salaries to their liking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 13, 2021
Japan juggles power struggles, hotel woes and what to do with repurposed ATM spaces
The unusually cold winter this year is putting a strain on power utilities nationwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2021
Life without Google: Australia is now facing the unthinkable
Potential fallout from a spat goes far beyond Australia for Google, whose dominance of global advertising has made it a target for watchdogs worldwide.

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