Introduction
Statistics indicate that Japan is among the most media-saturated countries across the globe (Legewie, Nishihata and Seilder 2). For instance, by 2008, the number of the daily newspapers printed was more than fifty-one million. Moreover, a third of the one-hundred-and-twenty different available newspapers carry both the morning and evening editions. Apparently, each of the five top newspapers sells over 4 million copies per day, which is above each of the biggest Western counterparts, including The Sun in the United Kingdom, Bild in Germany, and Cankao Xiaoxi in China. Additionally, Japan’s public service broadcasting corporation referred to as NHK ...
