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 […]
Coronavirus
[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
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 […]
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
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
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
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] Japanese Virgin Sturgeons
The spring and summer months of 2019 have seen a spate of articles about the allegedly high rates […]
Culture
[Mythbusters] KIMZNICKERS and the Crass KIMONO Flap
For much of May, my Google news alert was peppered with stories about a slug that had allegedly brought […]
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] White Makes Right When It Comes to Whaling
On the last day of 2018 the editorial board of The New York Times (NYT) issued one of its […]
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] More Cats, Dogs Than Children in Japan? That’s Pet Poop in the Press
Numerous English language articles have claimed that Japan has “more pets than children,” as though this was a singula