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July 16, 2025 • 49 mins

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

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

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