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How Japanese scandals EXPLODE! (Igor Prusa) | Japan Station 167

By Tony R. Vega
Posted on July 16, 2025
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On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about scandals in Japan. My guest Dr. Igor Prusa tells about how scandals in Japan work, how they surface and how entertainers/business people/politicians who get caught in scandals try to deal with them. This is a truly SCANDALOUS episode. Sorry, couldn’t resist.

👉Topics Discussed

  • The characteristics of a Japanese scandal
  • About the Noriko Sakai scandal
  • Why the Sakai Noriko scandal was such a big deal
  • What celebrities caught in scandals are expected to do
  • About the press conferences often seen after a scandal rises to the surface in Japan
  • About scandals in the Japanese corporate world
  • About political scandals in Japan
  • About the Johnny’s/Johnny & Associates scandal
  • About the massive Fuji TV scandal
  • About the infamous 10 hour Fuji TV press conference and why it was so long
  • About why the Fuji TV scandal was such a big deal
  • About the Nakai Masahiro scandal
  • How outside pressure/foreign media/online media/weekly tabloids play an important role in the life cycle of a scandal
  • And much more!

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Here is the link to the article by dragoner that was mentioned in this episode

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