Special Reports
[Mythbusters] ‘Comfort Women’: The Chilling Effect of Letting the Courts Settle Historical Issues
In 1991, Takashi Uemura wrote an article based on a recording that was made by the first of the […]
Author Archives for Earl Kinmonth
Earl H. Kinmonth is professor emeritus at Taisho University. Before moving to Japan in 1997, he was reader in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield (1989-1997) and professor of history at the University of California-Davis (1977-1989). His research is in the history and sociology of Japanese education from the Meiji period to the present, with an emphasis on 1930s-1940s Japan. He is a Japanese citizen and writes commentary in English and Japanese, and does Japanese English translation. He is currently writing a book on foreign media coverage of Japan under the working title Japan in the Foreign Imagination.
[Mythbusters] Cliché Journalism Infects Foreign Reporting on Japan
English language coverage of the coronavirus issue shows once again the poor quality of English language reporting on
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘China and Japan Facing History’ by Ezra F. Vogel
When I requested a review copy of this book, I expected something rather similar to Japan As Number […]
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] First, A Flag. Now, A Moustache. What Will South Koreans Whinge About Next?
In the last two months of 2019, two South Korean complaints — allegedly based on the period during which Korea […
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] The Ghosn Show: Commentators See Through ‘One-Man Study in Executive Entitlement’
(Last of two parts) Part 1: [Mythbusters] The Ghosn Show: Less Than A Full Court Presser An […]
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] The Ghosn Show: Less Than A Full Court Presser
(First of 2 Parts) On January 8, the former Nissan CEO and fugitive from alleged “medieval justice” in […]
Economy & Tech
Ghosn With the Wind
Going, Going, Ghosn Early this morning Japanese media, relying on foreign news stories, began reporting that Carlos
Culture
Shinrin Koen in Saitama Provides an Escape from the Urban Jungle
Shinrin Koen — “Forest and Woods Park” — is unusual among the many parks in Japan in that […]
Culture
After Hagibis: Infrastructure Lessons From the Arakawa
(Last of a Two-part Series) Part 1: After Hagibis: Painters, Dog Walkers, Bagpipe Players, Magicians Bring Life Back
Culture
After Hagibis: Painters, Dog Walkers, Bagpipe Players, Magicians Bring Life Back to the Arakawa
(First of Two Parts) The Kanto area, including Tokyo and Yokohama, experienced one of the strongest typhoons on [&he
Special Reports
Mickey Mouse Journalism: How Some Foreign Newspapers Covered the Emperor’s Enthronement
In the United States and the United Kingdom, “Mickey Mouse” is used to mean something trivial, insignificant, or sense
【神話を斬る】大坂なおみは東京五輪日本代表としてプレーするため、米国籍離脱は不要だ
多くの英語圏マスコミは、テニスのスター選手であり日本と米国の国籍を持つ大坂なおみが、日本代表として2020年東京オリンピックに出場するために日本国籍を維持し、米国籍を離脱することにしたと伝えている。 たとえば、CNNの見出しは「東京