Author: Erisa Takeda

JAPAN: ARE WE RACIST?

Posted by Erisa Takeda | Dec 24, 2016 | East Asia, Japan |

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Japan’s Justice Ministry wants to answer what is apparently a pressing...

Read More

JAPAN: JOURNALIST FORETELLS

Posted by Erisa Takeda | Oct 12, 2016 | East Asia, Japan |

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – It was quite a familial setting – he sat at the head of the table over...

Read More

JAPAN AND SAUDI ARABIA: THE TIES THAT BIND

Posted by Erisa Takeda | Sep 17, 2016 | East Asia, Japan |

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Japan and Saudi Arabia each want a better economy. To get there,...

Read More

JAPAN: COLD WAR AGAINST THE NEWS MEDIA

Posted by Erisa Takeda | Apr 3, 2016 | Uncategorized |

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Is PM Abe following in the footsteps of Xi regarding clamping down on the...

Read More

JAPAN: ‘Unbroken’ finally released in Japan

Posted by Erisa Takeda | Feb 20, 2016 | Japan |

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Despite claims from the Right that the film lacked credibility, would hurt...

Read More

1
2

Video Spotlight

Asia Media International Staff

ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL is a student-driven publication of Loyola Marymount University’s Asia Media Center – a vital part of LMU’s Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, in an alliance with the university's award-winning Dept. of Political Science and with the Pacific Century Institute in Los Angeles.

MANAGING EDITORS
Aashna Malpani, Yi Ning Wong

STAFF WRITERS:
Aljuma Abdulmohsen
Lama Al Taher
Muhamad Al-Othman
Nawaf Al-Sabah
Nicole Alaverdian
Mohammad AlShahri
Sarah Almuawad
Abdulmohsan Almutairi
Khaled AlRashoud
Fahad Alsudais
Olivia Amezcua
Faisal Bin Eisa
Robert Born
Talal Bukhamseen
Tungga Basuki
Michelle Dor
Conor Fairtlough
Ashley Flores
Diego Garcia
Cameron Henderson
Reema Hiddawi
Antonia Horlick
Mingyi Li
Paula Markow
Noah Perlo
Patrick Poleshuck
Alexandra Radilaleh
Margaret Ray
Chelsea Marie Salac
Audrey Wu
Yuxin Zhou

WRITING AND EDITING CONSULTANT:
Andrea Plate
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT:
Clementine Todorov

CURRICULUM COORDINATORS:
Evan Yawen Sun

VIDEO TEAM SUPERVISOR:
Mariel Sosa

EMERITUS EDITORS:
Savannah Nunez
Jay Seo
Sabrina Verduzco
Mary Grace Costa
Lexi Tucker
Kelcey Lorenzo

Founder & President:
Prof Tom Plate

SPECIAL ADVISOR:
Gareth C.C. Chang

Assistant to the President:
Lamiya Shabbir

Emeritus Executive Senior Editor
Ben Sullivan