On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about scandals in Japan. My guest Dr. Igor Prusa tells about how scandals in Japan work, how they surface and how entertainers/business people/politicians who get caught in scandals try to deal with them. This is a truly SCANDALOUS episode. Sorry, couldn't resist.
👉Topics Discussed
- The characteristics of a Japanese scandal
- About the Noriko Sakai scandal
- Why the Sakai Noriko scandal was such a big deal
- What celebrities caught in scandals are expected to do
- About the press conferences often seen after a scandal rises to the surface in Japan
- About scandals in the Japanese corporate world
- About political scandals in Japan
- About the Johnny's/Johnny & Associates scandal
- About the massive Fuji TV scandal
- About the infamous 10 hour Fuji TV press conference and why it was so long
- About why the Fuji TV scandal was such a big deal
- About the Nakai Masahiro scandal
- How outside pressure/foreign media/online media/weekly tabloids play an important role in the life cycle of a scandal
- And much more!
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Here is the link to the article by dragoner that was mentioned in this episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHNq6ek6CI&list=RDibHNq6ek6CI&start_radio=1
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