- Stories that drive the narrative that Japan is on the brink of war with China. News in Japan covers tensions with China, but also positive news about foreign relations.
- Endless nonsense about poisonous food from Fukushima.
- The protectionist sham of Toyota's "unintended acceleration" scandal. (It turns out it was old people who stamped on the gas, but it served the domestic auto industry's interests.)
- All the stories about kids killing themselves in the foothills of Fujisan.
- All the stories about wacky vending machines. In reality, they're pretty boring but useful and ubiquitous.
- Stories about the activities of Tokyo Governor Koike that push the thesis that Japan is lagging behind the West in gender politics.
- Nearly every piece by Motoko Rich in the NYT.
Anyway, western media does a good job of avoiding outright untruths, but displays a frequent lack of nuance and a focus on things that aren't important in Japan. It makes me wonder why they feel the need to opine in the first place.
- Stories that drive the narrative that Japan is on the brink of war with China. News in Japan covers tensions with China, but also positive news about foreign relations.
- Endless nonsense about poisonous food from Fukushima.
- The protectionist sham of Toyota's "unintended acceleration" scandal. (It turns out it was old people who stamped on the gas, but it served the domestic auto industry's interests.)
- All the stories about kids killing themselves in the foothills of Fujisan.
- All the stories about wacky vending machines. In reality, they're pretty boring but useful and ubiquitous.
- Stories about the activities of Tokyo Governor Koike that push the thesis that Japan is lagging behind the West in gender politics.
- Nearly every piece by Motoko Rich in the NYT.
Anyway, western media does a good job of avoiding outright untruths, but displays a frequent lack of nuance and a focus on things that aren't important in Japan. It makes me wonder why they feel the need to opine in the first place.