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 […]
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.
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
Sports
[Mythbusters] Naomi Osaka Doesn’t Need to ‘Give Up’ U.S. Citizenship to Play for Japan
Many general interest and sports media are reporting that tennis star Naomi Osaka, a citizen of both the United [&hell
差別主義的な英タイムズ紙が英軍ラグビーチームとラグビーW杯開催国の日本を攻撃
私が見た中でも、日本について最も露骨な人種差別的な記事のひとつが9月18日、英紙タイムズに掲載された。見出しは、「英軍ラグビーチームが日本の戦争犯罪者のための神社を訪れる」である。長年、タイムズ日本特派員を務めているリチャード・ロイド・
Sports
Racist ‘The Times of London’ Article Hits UK Military Rugby Team and RWC2019 Host Country Japan
On Wednesday, September 18, The Times of London carried one of the most blatantly racist articles I have seen [&hellip
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] ‘Washington Post’ Engages Toro Toro Bomber to Attack Japan
On August 29, 2019, the Washington Post published an article, “Japan is a Trumpian paradise of low immigration rates. It