Our monthly magazine DAYS JAPAN (Japanese version) was started on the first
anniversary of the Iraq war, March 20, 2004. We have published
DAYS JAPAN International Edition in spring and autumn
of 2005.
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Since 9.11, a distrust of the conventional media has
been spreading. On too many occasions, critical information
failed to reach us. There were even times when the information
broadcast by the media urged us to choose the path to
war. As a result, our generation is rushing headlong
in a dangerous direction. Although there are photojournalists
who take excellent photographs, there aren’t enough
media to publish them. We think it is important to protect
our ability to read about the age we are in. That is
why DAYS JAPAN was born, amidst this crisis of international
mass media and journalism.
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- Center on photojournalism
- Monitor power
- Carry out investigative reporting
- Distribute world-class distinguished documentary photographs
- Publish the documentary photos that best support the
campaign to protect human life and the natural environment
- Tackle topics such as discrimination, oppression,
starvation and crimes by men against women
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One day, the will of the people will bring an end
to war.
A single photograph has the power to change the course
of a nation.
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| Event related to
DAYS JAPAN: |
We held the DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards in
2005, where many distinguished works were distributed
from around the world. The exhibition of those prized
photos was critically acclaimed. |
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| Comments and articles
on DAYS
JAPAN: |
Interview with Ryuichi HIROKAWA, the editor in chief of DAYS
JAPAN, from Japan
Times on line , May 2, 2004
”I have long waited for such a authentic
photojournalism magazine. I support this magazine.“
Ruiko YOSHIDA (Photojournalist)
”The only magazine that has the unfaltering
courage to seek the truth that we need to know.”
Kenjiro HAITANI (Novelist)
”Surprised to see the painful reality that
had not been reported before. This must be done at all
costs.” Tokiko KATO (Singer)
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| Words from
the Editor-in-Chief of DAYS JAPAN: |
On-site photojournalists take sellable photographs that are sent
to press agencies around the world, and from there the
mass media can buy and publish them. However, this commercialism
must not be the foundation of the practice of journalism,
as the facts behind such images always carry some bias:
Those who conduct bombing raids, for instance, are reluctant
to see photos of the damage and victims caused by their
attacks. As a result, the photos of such casualties lose
their commercial value in the media market and thus may
not be seen by the general public.
Through the images and words of real people in our photos
and stories, we hope to help bring back to the fore a
world of journalists who are well aware of their most
basic role in society and who will share the same vision
of responsible journalism well in to the future. |
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