Slipping standards; furore over interview highlights problems with TV shows

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The disclosure that Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) withheld the fact that it had conducted a television interview with a lawyer who was later murdered by the Aum Shinrikyo cult has prompted widespread criticism in Japan. The lawyer, Tsutsumi Sakamoto, his wife and baby son were murdered by the cult one week after TBS conducted its interview. TBS never aired the interview but did show it to members of the cult according to court testimony. Public criticism directed at TBS for the incident is seen as a result of competitive pressures that has television broadcasters blurring the distinction between entertainment and news.

Social aspects, Japan, Public opinion, Media coverage, Television, Sensationalism, Sensationalism in television, Aum Shinrikyo

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Solitary sailor: sea-faring adventurer is most at home alone on the high seas

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Sailor and Japanese national hero Kenichi Horie plans to make his next solo voyage a 16,000-km trip from Ecuador to Japan in a 9.5-meter solar-powered boat made of recycled aluminum cans. Now 58, he first came to public attention in 1962 when he sailed to San Francisco in 94 days, arriving without a passport but gaining immediate adulation. He credits his journeys with helping to transform Japan's focus on production and material gain, though he himself has prospered from the successful books he writes about each trip.

Behavior, Personalities, Sailing, Single-handed, Single handed sailing, Horie, Kenichi

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Raw fish and all that jazz

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The frequent visitor to Tokyo, Japan can investigate a number of unique sites including the old fish market at Tsukiji which contains a number of excellent sushi bars. Near the waterfront is the Ginza district which offers traditional Japanese Kabuki theater. In central Ginza is Sake no Ana, a bar that specializes in serving sake wine with varieties from all over Japan. In the Aoyama district, the Blue Note is considered one of the best venues for jazz in Asia.

Description and travel, Restaurants, Cookery, Japanese, Japanese cooking, Tokyo, Japan

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