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As noted by Watanabe and Gamble in the ''[[Japan Media Review]]'' and in their book ''A Public Betrayed'', the genre is "often described as bizarre blends of various types of U.S. magazines, such as ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'', and ''[[The National Enquirer]]''{{-"}}.<ref name=Gamble>Adam Gamble and Takesato Watanabe (2004). ''A Public Betrayed: The Power of Japan's Scandal-Breaking Weeklies''. Regnery Publishing.</ref>{{rp|71}} |
As noted by Watanabe and Gamble in the ''[[Japan Media Review]]'' and in their book ''A Public Betrayed'', the genre is "often described as bizarre blends of various types of U.S. magazines, such as ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'', and ''[[The National Enquirer]]''{{-"}}.<ref name=Gamble>Adam Gamble and Takesato Watanabe (2004). ''A Public Betrayed: The Power of Japan's Scandal-Breaking Weeklies''. Regnery Publishing.</ref>{{rp|71}} |
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In Japan, weekly magazines have been a source of [[antisemitism in Japan|anti-semitic articles]], including ''[[Shukan Bunshun]]'', ''Marco Polo'', and ''[[Shukan Shincho (magazine)|Shukan Shincho]]'', which have repeatedly published articles [[Holocaust denial|denying the Holocaust]].<ref name=Gamble/>{{rp|170}} ''Shukan Shincho'' was found guilty of [[libel]] in Tokyo court for publishing an unsubstantiated allegation of murder by a [[Soka Gakkai]] member,<ref>{{cite web|title=Overview of Case|url=http://www.3justice.com/shirayama/index.shtml |publisher=www.3justice.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805081322/http://www.3justice.com/shirayama/index.shtml |archive-date=2007-08-05}}</ref> and has been criticized for sensationalistic stories regarding a disputed [[Paleolithic]] settlement site in [[Japan]].<ref>[http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/Hoax/shincho090300.html "Comments on: ''Shukan Shincho'', March 9, 2000: Can the '500,000-Year-Old Site' Really Be Believed?"]</ref> The magazine has also been rebuked for publishing the names and photographs of minors who have been accused of criminal acts, even before their trials began.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/magazine-publishes-name-photo-of-kawasaki-murder-suspect|title=Magazine publishes name, photo of Kawasaki murder suspect}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:37, 8 August 2023
The term shūkanshi (週刊誌, lit. 'weekly magazine') refers to weekly magazines in Japan, including politically provocative weekly tabloid newspapers.
As noted by Watanabe and Gamble in the Japan Media Review and in their book A Public Betrayed, the genre is "often described as bizarre blends of various types of U.S. magazines, such as Newsweek, The New Yorker, People, Penthouse, and The National Enquirer".[1]: 71
In Japan, weekly magazines have been a source of anti-semitic articles, including Shukan Bunshun, Marco Polo, and Shukan Shincho, which have repeatedly published articles denying the Holocaust.[1]: 170 Shukan Shincho was found guilty of libel in Tokyo court for publishing an unsubstantiated allegation of murder by a Soka Gakkai member,[2] and has been criticized for sensationalistic stories regarding a disputed Paleolithic settlement site in Japan.[3] The magazine has also been rebuked for publishing the names and photographs of minors who have been accused of criminal acts, even before their trials began.[4]
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References
- ^ a b Adam Gamble and Takesato Watanabe (2004). A Public Betrayed: The Power of Japan's Scandal-Breaking Weeklies. Regnery Publishing.
- ^ "Overview of Case". www.3justice.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-05.
- ^ "Comments on: Shukan Shincho, March 9, 2000: Can the '500,000-Year-Old Site' Really Be Believed?"
- ^ "Magazine publishes name, photo of Kawasaki murder suspect".
External links
- Shukan Shincho (in Japanese)
- Review for A Public Betrayed in Japan Media Review
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