Ichiro Fujisaki, who formerly served as Japan's ambassador to the United States, praised the paper for its "readability." He said he senses that the editors try to choose phrases and words that are easy for Japanese readers to understand.
Noting that some of his comments were based on feedback he had received from his foreign friends, he explained that the paper serves as a useful tool to learn about life in Japan. He suggested that expanding coverage of art and social activities may help improve the information content. He said the paper should also run more articles about TV shows and music popular among Japanese audiences.
"Foreigners can show to Japanese that they're following what's popular in Japan. For example, if there's a very popular TV show you could feature it a little more. I think that would be very useful," he said.