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HYAKUTA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 10, 2016
'The Eternal Zero': Naoki Hyakuta's best-selling novel reveals the transformative power of war
Revisit the end of World War II with Japan's all-time best-selling paperback, "The Eternal Zero" by Naoki Hyakuta, originally published in Japanese in 2006. Although the movie adaptation sparked controversy with its nationalistic ending, the book does not glorify war. Hyakuta's storytelling structure, however, lets every opinion — from pacifistic to jingoistic — a chance to be heard.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2015
Abe 'regrets' LDP members' remarks calling for pressure on news media
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he regrets comments made at a study session last Thursday by LDP members that called for placing financial pressure on news outlets.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2015
Conservative firebrand Hyakuta sticks to his guns, hardens stance against Okinawa, other newspapers
Naoki Hyakuta, a conservative novelist who is in hot water over his recent remarks calling for "destroying two Okinawan newspapers," has hardened his stance even further, saying he is "seriously wishing" they would disappear.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 6, 2015
Sumo tournament; "The Eternal Zero"; CM of the week: GlaxoSmithKline
If you like sumo but think the two-week basho schedule is too much, then check out "Nihon Ozumo Tournament Dai-Sanjukyu-kai Taikai" ("39th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament"; Fuji TV, Sun., 4:05 p.m.), which compresses the whole thing into a 90-minute event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2015
Nanking Massacre denier Hyakuta to resign NHK governorship in February
Novelist Naoki Hyakuta, an NHK governor who has drawn flak for a series of inflammatory remarks, including his public denial of the 1937 Rape of Nanking, will resign from the broadcaster's management committee when his term expires at the end of February, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2014
Debate still rages over Abe-endorsed WWII drama
Takashi Yamazaki's World War II drama "Eien no Zero (The Eternal Zero)," whose pilot hero joins the tokkōtai (kamikaze) suicide squadron in the closing days of the war, has soared to the box office heights since its Dec. 21 release. After ranking No. 1 in the charts for eight weeks in a row, the film now looks likely to finish its run with more than ¥8 billion, making it one of the 10 top-grossing Japanese films of all time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
NHK chief tells board 'comfort women' remarks no big deal
The controversy swirling around NHK shows no sign of simmering down, with Chairman Katsuto Momii reportedly playing down the explosive nature of the remarks he made at his first news conference in January over the wartime brothels used by the Imperial Japanese military.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2014
U.S. raps board member's remark on Tokyo Tribunal
U.S. raps NHK board member's remark on Tokyo Tribunal: A U.S. Embassy official criticizes a remark by an NHK official questioning the military tribunal held after the war, calling it “preposterous.”
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2014
NHK's credibility at stake
Two of the more recent appointees to the NHK Board of Governors show their stripes so to speak by denying that the 1937 Nanjing Massacre happened, on one hand, and writing an essay in praise of the Emperor as a 'living god' on the other. Might employees for Japan's national broadcaster start to feel pressure to develop programs from a particular perspective?
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 7, 2014
NHK governors' impartiality doubted
Shocking remarks like "there was no Nanjing Massacre" and "the gender equality law triggered Japan's low birthrate" by NHK governors appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have called into question the qualifications and neutrality of the public broadcaster's board and the biased way its members are selected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2014
NHK governors reveal rightist views
A member of NHK's board of governors has written an essay praising a right-wing activist who committed suicide in the Asau00adhi Shimu00adbun building in 1993, raising questions about the public broadcaster's political neutrality.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.

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