In the aftermath of Masahiro Nakai's scandal, Fuji TV is now having a hard time finding sponsors willing to back their programs.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/japan/politics/japan-us-defense-march/
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to meet next month.
Shiori Ito's film, Black Box, based on her rape ordeal, is "encountering legal obstacles" to allow it to get released in exhibitions.
Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, who directed an Academy Award-nominated documentary detailing her own sexual assault, is facing further pain from theaters in her homeland that are refusing to screen her film due to legal concerns.
Ito's former lawyer and others who represented her in the high-profile case have said the 35-year-old broke a pledge to protect sources by using unauthorized security footage and audio in her film "
In direct conflict with lawyer Yoko Nishihiro, Ito contends that including security footage of her being dragged into a hotel by her assailant in the film about her rape and its aftermath speaks to the public interest, outweighing other concerns. Shiori Ito.
She also insists audio recordings in the film of a police detective who spoke frankly with Ito about her criminal case's poor prospects of success, had been altered to protect privacy.
"(The detective) cooperated with me and spoke to me as a journalist," Ito said, adding, "I would hope the debate is from the perspective of public interest in crime prevention."
However, as a lawyer, Nishihiro says that the use of the surveillance footage cannot go without comment because it constitutes a breach of a promise. Using the materials without permission discourages other victims in lawsuits of sexual assaults from coming forward in cases where evidence is hard to come by, she said.
"There will be no one to provide information or testify in the cases of sexual assaults, which is difficult to prove," Nishihiro said, adding that the problem of getting approval from sources to use such materials should be resolved before releasing it to the public.
Nishihiro's representative, lawyer Katsuhiko Tsukuda, suggests releasing the video footage will not eliminate sexual assaults, saying, "On the contrary, it will destroy the possibility of remedying the harm. There is no public benefit."
"For the film to be released in Japan, it should be edited so that it does not use footage from the hotel and does not include audio of the police officer," Tsukuda added.
However, Hiroyoshi Sunakawa, a professor of media theory at Rikkyo University, said unauthorized use of images is "permissible in the pursuit of the truth" in some cases.
"In the case of sexual violence occurring behind closed doors, I think this may be the case," he said.
"The role of journalism is to raise awareness about social issues to the world," Sunakawa added. He expressed concern that if the film is not released in Japan, "it probably will only make the perpetrators (of sexual assaults) happy."
Edited by Ominae on Feb 14th 2025 at 7:36:44 AM
The South Korean broadcaster MBC obtained the notebook of former Korea Defense Intelligence Command commander Noh Sang-won, who is suspected of orchestrating the recent coup attempt.
MBC reports that Noh had a list of 500 people who are to be 'disposed of' during the coup.
The list includes politicians such as Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung and former president Moon, classified as 'spies.' The list also includes ROK Marine Corps colonel Park Jeong-hoon, who resisted orders to cover up the death of the ROKMC corporal Chae Soo-geun, resulting in a political scandal.
Noh classified the people to be disposed of in four levels, from A to D.
For those classified as level A, they were to be sent to Yeonpyeong Island, near the boundary with North Korea, or Jeju Island. It also mentioned 'accident while transport,' 'gas,' 'explosion,' and 'sinking,' implying that Noh planned to kill those targets and disguise it as an accident.
The notebook included details such as detaining the targets in desert islands or outposts near the DMZ and having them dying in 'accidents' or detaining them in outposts near the DMZ and setting fire or blowing up those outposts.
He also wrote that if he used South Koreans to assassinate them, they might face investigation, so he should use China or North Korea to do the deed. The notebook mentioned contacting North Korea through non-official channels and brainstorming what to give to the North Koreans in return for the 'favor.' He even thought of plans to have North Korea launch an attack near the maritime boundary between the two Koreas, or sinking the transport ships with the detainees before the North Koreans could seize them.
The notebook also includes a roadmap to keep Yoon in power for the long term.
So much for Yoon being more hard-line against the Norks. We all knew that was bullshit of course — strongmen rhetoric is always bullshit — but this is more proof of that.
Disgusted, but not surprisedGoogling that name throws up Ex-intelligence chief Noh Sang-won linked to martial law plot, runs fortune-telling business
is this a reliable source?
Yoon's term was scheduled to end in May 2027, with the election scheduled for March 2027. If the Constitutional Court decides to remove Yoon from office, predicted to be sometime in March, the next election will be in May. The ROK's constitution states that if the seat of the president becomes vacant, there shall be an election to pick the replacement within 60 days. This is why the Korean remake of Designated Survivor was titled Designated Survivor: 60 Days.
"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory DoctorowThe Hankyoreh reports that China was a role-model for Noh Sang-won, the former general who planned the coup.
In his notebook, he mentioned researching China and Russia's election systems along with plans to amend the constitution to let Yoon be re-elected for three terms. This implies he was taking inspiration from China's political system as to how to stay in power for a long time.
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/17/2003832036
Old by two days. The No. 2 undersea cable connecting Taiwan to Matsu were cut.
Edited by Ominae on Feb 19th 2025 at 12:49:37 PM
Customs and Tariff Bureau (CTB) intercepted an attempt to smuggle endangered turtles.
There's emerging discussion regarding Shiori Ito's "Black Box Diaries".
While there's pushback on her ex-lawyers who mention that she's doing things that are supposedly against things she did, including recording conversations without getting some form of consent... there are others who mention that Ito's doing it by plowing over other people while mentioning it's "left-wing" bulls*it.
Shiori Ito doing her Q&A at BFI Southbank last year.
Edited by Ominae on Feb 24th 2025 at 11:43:18 AM
The Constitutional Court heard the closing arguments for Yoon's impeachment trial.
The court is expected to reach a verdict in approximately two weeks. However, there might a delay as the Constitutional Court is scheduled on Febuary 27th to decide on whether Acting President Choi violated the constitution by refusing to appoint Constitutional Court Justice Ma Eun-hyuk.

After all, these are the people going to bat for a guy who got elected on a platform of misogyny. Yoon was propelled into office by chuds pissed off at being told "no". And Yoon himself was President Chud — after being told "no" one time too many he tried to declare fucking martial law.
Edited by M84 on Feb 12th 2025 at 10:50:05 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised