Softening the Soft Lockdown
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of May 2020.
Tag Archives: Araya Training Area (Akita)
Misreporting, Bias, and Fake News
Defense Minister Taro Kono’s denunciation of NHK and the mainstream news media as “fake news” for reporting that his ministry had decided to give up the Araya Training Area in Akita city as host for an Aegis Ashore facility was a cynical ploy on his part, but it did highlight once again that many people misunderstand the news media in rather fundamental ways.
The Abe Climate COP Out
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of December 2019.
Akita Election Deals Blow to Controversial Missile Defense System
The planned construction of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in Akita has once again suffered a blow as independent, opposition-supported candidate Shizuka Terata won in the House of Councillors election. Terata’s victory owes to the efforts of many in the region who are strongly opposed to the deployment of the facility so close to the city center.
