Sunday May 27, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

What is the main way you get your news?

Poll Sep. 20, 2010 - 06:00AM JST ( 16 )

Order by Time Order by Popularity

16 Comments

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BeelzebubSep. 20, 2010 - 10:27AM JST

I voted newspaper because even if it's online it's still a newspaper. But I do subscribe to and purchase other print newspapers. Japanese 'wide shows' on afternoon TV are newsy, but I regard them as being entertainment more than news.
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smartacusSep. 20, 2010 - 10:31AM JST

What does other mean? Town crier? Heralds? Crystal ball?
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GurukunSep. 20, 2010 - 10:40AM JST

smartacus-LOL!! Crystal Ball? Thats good! hahahaha

Actually, I get alot of my news via my cell phone.
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SargeSep. 20, 2010 - 10:46AM JST

Good grief, I'm the first one to vote radio! What's wrong with all you people, ha ha ha, radio, including ham radio, is the fastest, bestest way to get the news!

Little birds are also a good source.
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Ranger_MiffySep. 20, 2010 - 11:12AM JST

Smartacus -two points. :-D Internet for me, but of course that includes newspapers (NYT etc), radio (BBC mostly, and DemocracyNow!), and TV (Daily Show, Colbert Report, Keith O and Rachael Maddow). Other could include FauxNews and other deceivers. Or tin cans and a wire.
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DisillusionedSep. 20, 2010 - 08:44PM JST

Of course the net is the only place to get news if you are living in Japan. The cable TV networks are good too, if you have the time to watch them. But, to be honest, I am still yet to find a decent online source of Japanese news. The Asahi and Yomiuri sites are always a couple of days behind. JT is fun and gets some interesting articles to bark about, but at the end of the day it is still a tabloid.

The Japanese TV news is a joke. They'll do a 15 minute expose on some old lady's new way of preserving persimmons, 10 minutes on the weather and zip through the real news in seconds. And, don't expect to see any real international news unless it involves Japan dissing China or N/S Korea.
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utmost11Sep. 20, 2010 - 09:42PM JST

word of mouth.
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mechadamuramuSep. 21, 2010 - 01:17AM JST

Probably a somewhat biased poll. I think the main impediment to people getting their news online is ease of access and familiarity with the internet (i.e. few old people and few people that live in rural areas). By having the poll online its assumed that you've overcome those immediate obstacles.
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elbudamexicanoSep. 21, 2010 - 02:39AM JST

What is wrong with CNN,CBS, NHK, ABC, the BBC etc..I watch all of these on my tv here in Tokyo.
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RomeoRamenIISep. 21, 2010 - 05:42AM JST

Online wire services. They're subscription-only but cover the complete spectrum of information from various parts of the world.

RR
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hedgehog88Sep. 21, 2010 - 09:32AM JST

The result may differ in the same question on the other media. JapanToday readers of course are fond of online news!
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DisillusionedSep. 22, 2010 - 08:17PM JST

hedgehog88 - JapanToday readers of course are fond of online news!

Nice snipe! I can read an up to the minute report from just about any newspaper in the world online. Please tell me which other form of media offers the same.
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rrantaSep. 23, 2010 - 04:27AM JST

while Newspapers are still my favorite source of news, the internet has taken on a more important role for me. Every morning, I check the news from Japan, Thailand, Finland, Korea, Russia and others. It's great to be able to get a different slant on the news than just one source. It can be telling also. ( i.e. what news is omitted takes on a different meaning when it's left out)
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manfromamericaSep. 24, 2010 - 03:11PM JST

I get my news only by reading the comments section on JT.
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manfromamericaSep. 24, 2010 - 03:13PM JST

I also keep up on current events by watching Jersey Shore.
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lacyunderallsSep. 26, 2010 - 05:03AM JST

The newspaper was always, in the words of Joseph Epstein, "...something waited for in great anticipation and set down with great disappointment". He also called the Sunday New York Times, ".... a very long, but ultimately unnourishing strand of linguine" or words to that effect.

Personally, I can't remember ever spending more than 30 minutes reading a newspaper, but I can easily spend eight hours over the course of a day reading the news from popurls.com.