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It’s been less than a year since "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train" became the highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan, and so it was a major TV event when Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV aired it in prime time last month. Since the movie is a direct follow-up…
Demon Slayer is one of the biggest franchises in Japan, and it is only getting better by the day. If you did not know, the show's debut brought millions of fans to Tanjiro, and Demon Slayer cemented its legendary status once its movie dominated the global box office. But now, it seems a slew of [...]
May 1, 2021 Last November, Yoshiaki Yoshida, founder and CEO of DHC Corp., which mainly sells health supplements and cosmetics, posted a message on its official online store about DHC’s rival, an affiliate of Suntory Holdings Ltd., in which he said that almost all the talent employed by the affiliate in its advertising are “Korean-related.” He then referred to the company with a made-up word that merged a derogatory Japanese term for Koreans with the Suntory name. In contrast, he said that DHC only uses Japanese talent in its ads because DHC is a “pure Japanese company.” Th...
Man Fined $81 For Cyberbullying Hana Kimura (Photo Credit: Bleacher Report) The Washington Post recently reported that an Osaka man has been charged and fined for cyberbullying Hana Kimura. The man was fined 9,000 yen ($81) for sending several messages to Kimura prior to her death. The messages including comments declaring Kimura had an “awful personality” and also writing “when will you die?” According to Japanese media, he has apologized to the Kimura’s family. However, many fans see the punishment as too lenient. Kimura received the threats and bullying messages following an epis...
news Editorial: Japanese broadcasters need to ensure 'Terrace House' tragedy is never repeated The Mainichi © The Mainichi Following the death of professional wrestler Hana Kimura, a participant on Fuji Television Network Inc.'s reality show "Terrace House," the human rights committee of Japan's Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO) pointed out problems with the show in terms of broadcasting ethics. Such a painful incident must never be repeated. After one episode was distributed online prior to its airing, slanderous abuse directed at Kimura over her ...