Japan Media Review http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan New articles from Japan Media Review Walls in Front of Freelance Journalists http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060928mcnicol/ By Tony McNicol: Freelance journalists in Japan all face considerable obstacles, but none more than a small number of dogged investigative reporters. TV Program Full of Patches http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060916kambayashi/ By Takehiko Kambayashi: Media failed to raise the issue of censorship in an NHK documentary prescreened by top officials. Filling Gaps Between Newspapers and TV http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060823mcnicol/ By Tony McNicol: Journalist Yuji Yoshitomi talks to Japan Media Review about the Osaka media, writing for Japan's weekly magazines and threats to press freedom in Japan. Keitai in Public Transportation: Part Two http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060809okabeito/ By Daisuke Okabe and Mizuko Ito: In an excerpt from their book "Personal, Portable, Pedestrian" by MIT Press, two professors analyze 10-year history of public regulation of keitai usage. Keitai in Public Transportation http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060726okabeito/ By Daisuke Okabe and Mizuko Ito: In an excerpt from their book “Personal, Portable, Pedestrian” by MIT Press, two professors examine the emerging do's and don'ts of public mobile phone use. First of two parts. Journalists Protest Conspiracy Law http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060712mcnicol/ By Tony McNicol: Freelance journalists in Japan fear that a new law might be used to obstruct their investigations of the powerful. Making Nice Instead of Making News http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060628kambayashi/ By Takehiko Kambayashi: Japanese media too often value smooth relations with sources over critical reporting on behalf of viewers. Silver Surfers: Japan’s Senior Citizens Go Online http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060531mcnicol/ By Tony Mcnicol: As Japanese baby boomers reach retirement age, computer schools and websites race to offer services tailored to older Internet users. Mobile Retailers Hit Jackpot http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060515tanikawa/ By Miki Tanikawa: Marketers discover unique advantages to selling goods via cell phone to the keitai-toting crowd. Japan Lays Groundwork for National Earthquake Warning System http://www.japanmediareview.com/japan/stories/060413mcnicol/ By Tony McNicol: Public and private organizations in Japan are examining how media, Internet and mobile technology can be used to transmit warnings of imminent earthquakes.