A Popular Japanese Cosmetic Surgeon Is Called Out for Admiring Nazism · Global Voices
A commercial for Takasu Clinic, featuring Takasu Katsuya (left) and Japanese viral entertainment sensation Pikotaro (right). So far, the YouTube upload of the TV commercial has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. Screencap from official Takasu Clinic YouTube channel. NOTE: Since this article was published, Takasu Clinic has removed the video from YouTube. A prominent Japanese cosmetic surgeon
The Guardian's (Mis)guide To Japanese Sex Trends
“Aversion to marriage and intimacy in modern life is not unique to Japan,” said The Guardian. “Nor is growing preoccupation with digital technology. But what endless Japanese committees have failed to grasp when they stew over the country's procreation-shy youth is that, thanks to official shortsightedness, the decision to stay single often makes perfect sense.” (Image: 女子会 at kasahara, by Flickr
Japan: Web Startups Present at WISH 2010
The second edition of the web industry event WISH [ja] was held on August 28th. The brainchild of Agile Media Network‘s Motohiko Tokuriki [ja], this event derived from a heated debate last year about how to perceive the Japanese web. Global Voices covered the debate in a three part series that collected responses to the question, “Is the Japanese web disappointing?”. The inaugural WISH 2009 attrac
Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part One)
Reporter Yuka Okada from the Japanese tech news site ITmedia brandished her well-regarded interviewing skills for a one-on-one session with Mochio Umeda. The result was “The Japanese web is ‘disappointing': An interview with Mr. Mochio Umeda” Part One and Part Two [ja]. In reaction, the Japanese blogosphere had to give their two cents about Umeda, Hatena, and the Japanese web. Part One of this art
Japan: On Twitter, nobody knows you're a bot
“On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.” — The words of a well-known adage dating back to a New Yorker cartoon from 1993 have been interpreted and re-interpreted, acting over the years as a starting point for debates on privacy and online anonymity. In Japan, a country with one of the world's most popular online bulletin boards, the limits of this adage have become clear in recent years, high
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Japan: A Quiet Revolution by the NEET [Not in Education, Employment, or Training]
