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Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
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Tag: Erisa Takeda

JAKARTA: ‘ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL’ CELEBRATING IN HIGH STYLE

TOM PLATE WRITES – Exquisite food was only the half of it, but what a fabulous half it was. A multi-course lunch at Hermitage in Jakarta (www.hermitagejakarta.com/dining) set the table for Asia Media International’s first mini-reunion in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Loyola Marymount University has a lively and loyal alumni contingent…

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JAPAN: JOURNALIST FORETELLS

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – It was quite a familial setting – he sat at the head of the table over lunch as he recounted episodes in his 83 years of life in a calm but assured manner. No, this was not my grandfather, but renowned Japanese journalist, Fumio Matsuo. There…

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JAPAN AND SAUDI ARABIA: THE TIES THAT BIND

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Japan and Saudi Arabia each want a better economy. To get there, they’ve just doubled down on closer bilateral relations and deeper cultural ties. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Tokyo September 1 to sign a handful of agreements…

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JAPAN: ‘Unbroken’ finally released in Japan

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES – Despite claims from the Right that the film lacked credibility, would hurt U.S.-Japanese relations, and put the country in a bad light, Angelina Jolie’s biopic “Unbroken” opened in Japan without incident February 6. Released under the title “A Man of Fortitude” — a direct translation of…

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FRANCE: EXTERNAL THREAT … OR INTERNAL CONDITION?

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES FROM PARIS – Everyone already knows what happened on the night of the night of November 13th in Paris. Social media, despite its questionable reliability, was the first to spread the word so widely about the horrible attacks. Instead of dwelling on this tragedy, I would like…

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JAPAN: A Letter from Tokyo

ERISA TAKEDA WRITES: Hi all! My mom tells me that in Japan, it’s a tradition to start a letter by addressing the season.  So: For the past three weeks or so, Japan has been getting warnings of typhoons 9, 10, 11, and the upcoming 12. Do not be fooled; this…

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Who We Are

      • ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL is a student-driven publication of Loyola Marymount University’s Asia Media Center, under the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and the Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies — in alliance with the independent Pacific Century Institute, a non-profit 501(c) organization based in Los Angeles. LMU/AMI graduates often go on to prestigious graduate school, here and globally, such as the School of Advanced International Study (SAIS) in Washington, Sciences Po in France and the London School of Economics.

The Staff

Executive Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Book Review Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Administrative Assistant
Samantha Lundin ’23

Contributing Writers
Samantha Lundin
Aidan Smith-Fagan
Sarah Lohmann
Samantha Lundin
Gaby Rusli
Miles Whittingham
Ryan Byrne

Asia Media International
Committee of Advisors

Gareth C.C. Chang
Spencer H. Kim
Professor Kal Raustiala
Professor Jennifer Ramos
Lesley Stahl
Gregory F. Treverton
Yeocheol Yoon

  • Emeritus Editors
  • Cristina Pedler
    Zhi Jiao Danielle Goh
    Michelle Nguyen
    Senay Emmanuel
    Clementine Todorov
    Dhari Alduraibi
    Savannah Nunez
    Jay Seo
    Sabrina Verduzco
    Mary Grace Costa
    Jeremiah Fajardo
    Kelcey Lorenzo
    Lexi Tucker
    Aashna Malpani
    Yi Ning Wong
    Lani Luo
  • Senior Editor (Writing)
    Andrea Plate
  • Founder & President
    LMU Clinical Professor Tom Plate,
    Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies

 

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH

  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?

  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?

  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY

  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH
  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?
  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?
  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL
  • JAPAN: RECENT LEGAL REVISIONS ELIMINATE “FORCIBLE” FROM THE DEFINITION OF RAPE
  • PHILIPPINES: THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY WINS BIG AND RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF DISCRIMINATION
  • BOOK REVIEW: BEIJING SPRAWL (2023) BY XU ZECHEN — ONE MUST IMAGINE THEIR PEOPLE HAPPY
  • SAUDI ARABIA: A WIN FOR THE SAUDI-BACKED LIV TOUR, A LOSS FOR ASIAN GOLF
  • HAS THE INDIVIDUAL FALLEN?

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