TV Tokyo becomes the latest network to admit it has faked TV programs

TV Tokyo has officially joined the club of networks that have confessed to faking/staging programs:

TOKYO — TV Tokyo Corp said Wednesday it broadcast a program that made false fitness claims. The announcement followed the revelation that Kansai Telecasting Corp also recently aired programs in which it fabricated diet information. In a one-off program that aired on Jan 6, TV Tokyo showed footage of a blood vessel to demonstrate the improvement in blood flow after a comedian took a yoga lesson.

In fact, the footage used was of a blood vessel belonging to one of the show’s staff, it said. TV Tokyo President Sadahiko Sugaya apologized at a press conference, and announced that disciplinary measures would be taken against four senior executives, and would include a 20 percent cut in his salary for one month.

A 20 percent cut in his salary for one month? Oh man, such a severe punishment for the president of major TV network!! I hope Mr. Sugaya doesn’t starve to death due to his self-imposed economic hardship!

http://www.keepingpaceinjapan.com Turner

No one there feels guilty. Besides, who relies on television anymore, with all the distortions in the media? Making up stories isn’t that far off. Fix the problem, not the blame.
Koroke

Like one month going to kill those executives. Change it to a year and see what will results.
http://www.transpacificradio.com/ Garrett

This wouldn’t even be a problem if there weren’t a wider trend of bushing absolute BS going on with no kind of oversight.

Minus Ion? BS. Radium? Bad for you, certainly not a health benefit. Blood types? A rehashed Nazi pseudo-theory. Magnet therapy? BS. Titanium necklaces? Titanium is largely non-reactive.

One of the greatest steps that could be taken in education would practical science courses at the high school or college level. Even better would be scientists or doctors standing up and loudly saying, “Keeping pregnant women in bed for a week before or after birth is a bad idea!”

For such a technologically advanced, scientifically literate country, Japan has an inexplicable affection, even preference for easily debunked pseudo-science. I’ve already heard people defending the natto diet and I’m sure that will continue for ages. No bit of pseudo-science ever goes out of style in Japan once it’s introduced.
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adam

well, at least they are actualy TAKING action. I mean, look at how often fox news lies, and you never hear of bill oriely getting any kind of punishment.
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TV Tokyo becomes the latest network to admit it has faked TV programs

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