Japan Media’s Tug of War

Asahi TV had a scoop for the late night airing of Hodo Station, but the chief editor held back.

 Leaked emails showed that Japan’s Prime minister promoted a major project backed by a friend and that he pressured the agency to accelerate its acceptance.

Click here to read the rest of the story, along with the UM J School’s in-depth coverage of the fallout from the 2011 triple disaster, at our Japan team’s new website: https://mtjourabroad.wixsite.com/umtofukushima