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Japanamerica via LA Times: Tiger and Toyota

"When Toyoda made that sort of apology in Japan, Roland Kelts, from the University of Tokyo, pointed out to ABC News that the executive had bowed very deeply. 'The deeper the bow,' said Kelts, 'the greater respect you show, and quite literally you are exposing the back of your neck. In samurai days, you were offering your head, which could be cut off.'"

Japanamerica via AP

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS February 19, 2010, 2:25AM ETtext size: TTToyota president battles crisis in family company

By YURI KAGEYAMA

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TOKYO

Toyota President Akio Toyoda, known as "the prince" in Japan, was groomed for years to head the automaker his grandfather founded.

His appointment in 2009 was full of promise -- a morale booster for the rank and file who expected that a youthful Toyoda in the hot seat would help steer the carmaker through a...

Super Bowl and Yomiuri--together at last.

SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS / Anime must eventually transcend Japan 'national' brand

Roland Kelts / Special to The Daily Yomiuri

The Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year, might as well be called the Super Brand in honor of all the advertisers who try to get a piece of its huge U.S. audience. But even as I was being dazzled by the commercial hoopla watching the game in person this month in Miami, I was reminded that the brand getting the most attention in the United States...

SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS / Anime must eventually transcend...

SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS / Anime must eventually transcend Japan 'national' brand

Roland Kelts / Special to The Daily Yomiuri

The Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year, might as well be called the Super Brand in honor of all the advertisers who try to get a piece of its huge U.S. audience. But even as I was being dazzled by the commercial hoopla watching the game in person this month in Miami, I was reminded that the brand getting the most attention in the United States...

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Roland Kelts / Special to The Daily Yomiuri

The Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year, might as well be called the Super Brand in honor of all the advertisers who try to get a piece of its huge U.S. audience. But even as I was being dazzled by the commercial hoopla watching the game in person this month in Miami, I was reminded that the brand getting the most attention in the United States these days is a Japanese one: Toyota.

An American television network contacted me...

Super Bowl and Yomiuri--together at last.

SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS / Anime must eventually transcend Japan 'national' brand

Roland Kelts / Special to The Daily Yomiuri

The Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year, might as well be called the Super Brand in honor of all the advertisers who try to get a piece of its huge U.S. audience. But even as I was being dazzled by the commercial hoopla watching the game in person this month in Miami, I was reminded that the brand getting the most attention in the United States...

JAPAN AND OPERA/ JAZZ

http://www.theworld.org/2010/02/17/ja...

On Jazz Opera for PRI / NPR "The World"

Here: Japanese Jazz Opera

On Jazz Opera for NPR

Here: Japanese Jazz Opera

On NPR's "On the Media"

My conversation with NPR's Brooke Gladstone of "On the Media" about Schadenfreude and revived 'Japan-bashing' in the wake of Toyota's troubles, airing on NPR stations this weekend in the US.