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

• Scandal in Japan: Transgression, Performance and Ritual (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHNq6ek6CI&list=RDibHNq6ek6CI&start_radio=1

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