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Newspapers and Media in Japan

    As many know it is completely different over seas in Japan. There is only a dictatorship with the Prime Minister in complete rule. There is no democracy, as there is here in America, so what the Prime Minister says goes. Which makes us wonder how much of what is seen on the television, the internet and in the news paper that is controlled.

    In 1942 Nihon Shimbun remmei, The Japanese Publishers League banned together and set certain laws that had to be followed in order for newspapers to stay in publication. It is the five newspapers that make up 1/2 of Japan's circulation. It seems that unlike the United States where different papers have different views or opinions, all the Japanese papers are similar. Meaning that they all have the same view when it comes to anything to do with thier country, like politics.

"On December 25, 1887, the Peace Preservation Law further supported tight control of the press"- Pressreference

    This meant that Newspapers and other forms of news and media communications were not banned ,but restricted. Media outlets were only allowed to report on a need to know basis. Furthermore, they were not allowed to repot anything that would desturb the peace of the citizens. The reason for this was, if the people are upset, it makes things harder for the government, A.K.A the Prime Minister. So in order to devert the situation, the law came about.

Jobs in Japan

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Some believe that the reason why Japan is losing out on jobs is the need to speak English.

"The Japanese market is shrinking while overseas markets are expanding,"

Hideki Yoshihara a professor at Nanzan University states, he thinks the demand for people to speak English is hindering the people of Japan, because most do not speak English. Unfortunately most feel backlash, because job loss is due to their native language and their inability to speak English.

 

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Tunisia's Death Toll Rising Quickly

Right now in Tunisia, a country in North Africa has taken charge, or so it seems. The people of this county have decided to fight back with protest and strength. President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was driven out of the country on January 14^th he was forced to leave Tunisia, the county he ruled over for more than twenty three years. Promises were made and broken to the people one two many times, now they demanded to be heard.

 As soon as the protests and strikes began many people were injured in there fight against corruption. The first count was as many as twenty three people dead but the toll is rising every day. With bullets and tear gas being fired at strikers, fighting for there right for freedom, who knows when the count will end.

  It is now not only a matter of what papers want to publish, but of what technology will allow. Through modern technologies the world now sees and hears about a different side of what is happening in North America. Many have been texting, twittering, and filming feed of these attacks on protesters. One man has taken video of a protester,

“Mr. Bettahar, a computer science lecturer in France, had been visiting his mother. A Tunisian teacher has said he has posted on the internet a video showing Mr. Bettahar lying in a pool of blood after being shot."

   The likely hood of this mans death being captured on film and shown to the world would not have been possible if it had not been for different media outlets. As of right now the death toll has been increased to 219 people, but that is not counting the somewhat 510 people that have been hurt due to protests.

Tunisia's Need to Fight Back

The protests and outbreak of public fighting back will not be easily controlled. Since Former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali had been pushed out of Tunisia many protesters and innocent bystanders have been injured or killed. The president’s inability to keep his promises and continuance of rule over the people caused major backlash.

The people have now taken it upon themselves to fight for freedom, no matter what the cost. With many dying each day it only feeds more fuel to the fire, to take a stand and stick with it. With no end in sight for the furious protesting in Tunisia something must be done.