So, since last April, there is no Okinawan presenter on the evening news programme of the #
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Okinawa, Okinawa Hot Eye. The programme works with two main presenters that change every day + one meteorologist + reporters. All the main presenters (and the meteorologist) are mainland Japanese. I already thought it was quite a problem in April, but now that autumn has come, there are news about traditional festivals almost every day and *they cannot pronounce the names*. Only one of the presenter, Motoki Tsuchihashi, is able to speak correctly Okinawan, and every single day, the festival names, god names and place names are completely butchered by all the others.
I think this is a real shame for the NHK. I mean, they're famous for training their announcers very strictly about Japanese pronunciation, it shows a complete lack of respect for the Okinawan language and the Okinawan culture that they do not train them to pronounce correctly Okinawan names.
I yell at my telly almost every evening : I'm French and I can pronounce those words, what about making a little bit of an effort ?
FadingScholar
in reply to Alexandra • •文字の綴りの曖昧さに着目し、それを可視化するというアイデアが非常にユニークで素晴らしいです。日常のささやかな疑問や細かなポイントをユニークな発想で形にするアプローチは、見ていてとても興味深く、知的好奇心を刺激されます。... Show more...
文字の綴りの曖昧さに着目し、それを可視化するというアイデアが非常にユニークで素晴らしいです。日常のささやかな疑問や細かなポイントをユニークな発想で形にするアプローチは、見ていてとても興味深く、知的好奇心を刺激されます。