thejapantimes, 11 days ago to conservative

The publisher of manga series "Sexy Tanaka-san" has criticized Nippon Television Network for its alleged "insincere" attitude over the television drama adaptation of the manga. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/06/04/entertainment-news/japan-publisher-raps-tv-drama/ #culture #entertainmentnews #japanesetv #television #shogakukan #ntv #manga

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to manga

Following the apparent suicide of manga artist Hinako Ashihara, social media users are going in search of clues, treating the internet as a virtual crime scene — and appointing themselves the arbiters of law and order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/31/manga-artist-tv-drama/?utm_content=buffera55c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #manga #japanesetv #television #ntv #hinakoashihara

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

A one-minute report shown in NHK's "News Watch 9" suggested three people who appeared in video footage lost family members due to COVID-19 infection, when they actually died after receiving coronavirus vaccine shots, an ethics committee as found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/06/japan/media/nhk-program-broadcasting-ethics-breach/?utm_content=buffer3e3f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #media #nhk #japanesetv #television #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to random

Taichi Yamada, the scriptwriter of popular Japanese TV dramas such as "Fuzoroi no Ringotachi" and "Otokotachi no Tabiji," has died. He was 89. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/01/entertainment-news/scriptwriter-taichi-yamada-dies/?utm_content=buffer2ef61&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #taichiyamada #obituary #japanesetv