{"id":14191,"date":"2016-09-04T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=14191"},"modified":"2016-09-05T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T23:28:40","slug":"japan-times-column-sept-5-2016-jbc-marks-100-columns-and-a-million-page-views-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=14191","title":{"rendered":"Japan Times column Sept. 5, 2016: “JBC marks 100 columns and a million page views”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JBC marks 100 columns and a million page views<\/strong>
\n By Debito Arudou<\/strong>
\n Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column 100<\/strong>
\nSeptember 5, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUST BE CAUSE<\/strong>
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The day I proposed this column to my editors back in 2008, I knew it would be a hard sell.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fortunately, I had a track record. I had been writing Zeit Gist articles (45 of them) every two months or so for the Community Page since 2002, and the JT was looking for new ways to serve the community beyond pages commemorating \u201cSwaziland Independence Day\u201d (which is Tuesday, incidentally). International goodwill and advertising revenue are all very well, but what about offering practical information for non-Japanese (NJ) residents making a better life here, or drawing attention to emerging domestic policies that affect them?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So my pitch was that the JT needed a regular columnist on human rights and issues of social justice. And I was convinced there was enough material for a monthly. They weren\u2019t as convinced, and they were especially nonplussed at my suggestion for a column title: \u201cJust Be Cause\u201d!?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But shortly afterwards JBC got the green light, and on March 4, 2008, the first column was published \u2014 on why activism is frowned upon in Japan (because it\u2019s associated with extremism). And off we went.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly 10 years and 100 columns later, it is clear that, like the Debito.org archive (started 20 years ago, one of the oldest continuous personal websites on Japan) and daily blog (now 10 years old), JBC is in it for the long haul.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this special anniversary column, let\u2019s look back at what JBC has covered. \u00a0The themes have been, in order of frequency:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Read the rest in The Japan Times at\u00a0http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/community\/2016\/09\/04\/issues\/jbc-marks-100-columns-million-page-views\/<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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JBC: The day I proposed this column to my editors back in 2008, I knew it would be a hard sell. Fortunately, I had a track record. I had been writing Zeit Gist articles (45 of them) every two months or so for the Community Page since 2002, and the JT was looking for new ways to serve the community beyond pages commemorating \u201cSwaziland Independence Day\u201d (which is Tuesday, incidentally). International goodwill and advertising revenue are all very well, but what about offering practical information for non-Japanese (NJ) residents making a better life here, or drawing attention to emerging domestic policies that affect them?<\/p>\n

So my pitch was that the JT needed a regular columnist on human rights and issues of social justice. And I was convinced there was enough material for a monthly. They weren\u2019t as convinced, and they were especially nonplussed at my suggestion for a column title: \u201cJust Be Cause\u201d!? But shortly afterwards JBC got the green light, and on March 4, 2008, the first column was published \u2014 on why activism is frowned upon in Japan (because it\u2019s associated with extremism). And off we went.<\/p>\n

Nearly 10 years and 100 columns later, it is clear that, like the Debito.org archive (started 20 years ago, one of the oldest continuous personal websites on Japan) and daily blog (now 10 years old), JBC is in it for the long haul. In this special anniversary column, let\u2019s look back at what JBC has covered. The themes have been, in order of frequency:
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