Japanese media

CRU, “Climategate” and reporting in the Japanese media

Japundit (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

There seems to be a coordinated effort to keep the "Climategate" story out of the Japanese mainstream press. read more

Japanese Media Create Hardware Sales for week ending 29/11: DSi LL drops off, still impressive

El33tonline (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

... 111 532 units sold for the week, while the Wii managed to find its way into the hands of 46 673 Japanese gamers, up by 14 000 from last week. The PS3 also saw a nice increase in units sold, up almost 12 000 units to 46 558 for the week, as the PSP family of consoles sold a combined 42 648 units (regular PSP sold 38 839 and the PSPgo sold a mealy 3 809 units). The Xbox 360 still languishes...

How the Japanese Media Works

Japundit (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009

This 19 minute audio story is one of the best and most insightful I've heard or read; especially about the Japanese media. It is amazing how differently the media in Japan is than its Western counterparts and interesting how those differences are reflections of the culture as a whole: importance of group, not sticking out, importance of relationships, following rules, etc. read...

Japanese Media Create Hardware Sales for week ending 29/11: DSi LL drops off, still impressive

Gaming Rover - The News You Want (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

... 111 532 units sold for the week, while the Wii managed to find its way into the hands of 46 673 Japanese gamers, up by 14 000 from last week. The PS3 also saw a nice increase in units sold, up almost 12 000 units to 46 558 for the week, as the PSP family of consoles sold a combined 42 648 units (regular PSP sold 38 839 and the PSPgo sold a mealy 3 809 units). The Xbox 360 still languishes...

• Japanese Media Create Hardware Sales for week ending 29/11: DSi LL drops off, still impressive - El33tonline

CRU, “Climategate” and reporting in the Japanese media

from the inside, looking in (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

Or the absence thereof. It’s come to a point where the situation is beyond absurd. The story has been reported in all the respectable (and not so respectable) English media outlets I keep up with (NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Times (UK), Guardian, Telegraph, the Indy, special mention of that esteemed outlet the Washington Times whose reporting [...]

Suzuki says no decision made on Volkswagen tie-up deal

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tokyo - Suzuki Motor Corp has not made any decision on Volkswagen AG buying a stake in the Japanese automaker, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Reuters and Japanese media reported that Volkswagen was close to announcing plans to take a stake of up...

Report: Japan suspends talks on future of U.S. air base

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

SEOUL -- A rift between the United States and Japan over the future of a military air station on Okinawa widened Tuesday, as Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told Japanese media that talks on relocating the base have been suspended.

• Japanese minister says talks on US base suspended - San Fransisco Chronicle
• Japan's FM says high-level group on Okinawa issue suspended - People Daily
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Reports: Volkswagen to take stake in Suzuki

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday

Germany's Volkswagen AG is mulling taking up to a 20% stake in Suzuki Motor Corp., Japanese media reported Wednesday.

“Mission Impossible” Tactic Fools Immigration Biometrics Test in Japan

British National Party (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Mission Impossible type stunt which involved a surgical procedure to switch fingerprints fooled some of the most advanced biometric immigration control procedures in the world, reports Japanese media.

Report: Japan suspends talks on future of U.S. base on Okinawa

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

SEOUL -- A rift between the United States and Japan over the future of a military air station on Okinawa widened Tuesday, as Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told Japanese media that talks on relocating the base have been suspended.

Report: Japan Says Talks on U.S. Base Suspended

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Talks on the relocation of a major American military base have been suspended, deepening a deadlock between the United States and Japan, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

Report: Japan says talks on US base suspended

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Talks on the relocation of a major American military base have been suspended, deepening a deadlock between the United States and Japan, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

Report: Japan says talks on US base suspended

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Talks on the relocation of a major American military base have been suspended, deepening a deadlock between the United States and Japan, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

Angels Looking At Matsui

Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Mike DiGiovanna : A dozen or so Japanese media members gathered around Tony Reagins as the Angels general manager checked into the winter meetings hotel Monday afternoon, ready to pounce with their questions about free-agent slugger Hideki Matsui. Reagins didn't disappoint. "He's a person we've talked about," Reagins said of Matsui, who earned World Series most-valuable-player...

COP 15: Hatoyama Wants To Talk Directly With Obama

Kurashi - News From Japan (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen has started and Japanese media seems a little unsure about what they should report: NHK World lets Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai express "dissatisfaction over targets for greenhouse gas emission cuts announced by Europe and the US, as well as by China." Exactly what you would expect from Keidanren, but why is this one of the...