11/08/11 15:13:21.57 2MGYRKRL0
The vast majority of conscientious citizens in Japan are facing a problem, and that is "biased coverage" by TV stations and other forms of media.
The biased coverage, a kind of extreme form of product placement, claims that Korea, and Korean-related products such as K-POP and Korean Dramas are becoming a massive hit in Japan - however, these claims are false.
By advertising that such things are extremely popular, the media is forcing these unwanted goods onto the Japanese population.
(It is largely believed that TV stations are receiving payment from Korean companies to incorporate the biased coverage into existing TV programmes, as well as airing Korean drama series.)
One japanese actor commented on the biased coverage on the social networking site Twitter, stating that he felt unease about the increasing amount of Korean television being aired across all channels.
Only five days after the comments were made, the actor was fired from his acting firm and now faces unemployment.
The issue has sparked outrage on the largest bulletin board site in Japan, the topic receiving more than 300,000 posts - largely consisting of people voicing their upset and criticising the biased media coverage.