Japanese lash out at feel-good TV seriesStraits Times, Singapore - 15 Dec
Project X, which highlights Japanese men's past achievements...
TOKYO - Run for nearly four years now, a documentary series which showcases Japan's 'miracle growth' period after World War II in the hope of invigorating the present-day Japanese is now criticised for glorifying a past that offers few relevant lessons for the future... It focuses on men - and always men...people make fun of its overly dramatic narrative style and resent its nostalgia. 'It's a sepia-coloured photo of the past,' ... in which 'people seem to believe they are happiest building bridges and dams'.
