{"id":10907,"date":"2010-02-26T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10907"},"modified":"2010-02-26T18:25:45","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T22:25:45","slug":"roland-kelts-sought-as-commentator-on-toyota-by-major-media-outlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/26\/roland-kelts-sought-as-commentator-on-toyota-by-major-media-outlets\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Kelts sought as commentator on Toyota by major media outlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/akiotoyoda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10909\" title=\"akiotoyoda\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/akiotoyoda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;ve been following Toyota&#8217;s problems of late, then you may have also noticed JET alum <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/japanamerica.blogspot.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/japanamerica.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Kelts<\/a> (Osaka-shi, 1998-99)<\/strong>, author of <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/www.japanamericabook.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanamericabook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Japanamerica<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, popping up a lot as a commentator.<\/p>\n<p>He recently <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/13\/roland-kelts-interviewed-on-abc-news-regarding-toyota-safety-problems\/\">appeared on <strong>ABC&#8217;s <em>World News Tonight<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 And even more recently he was commissioned to write an op-ed for the <em><strong>Christian Science Monitor<\/strong><\/em> to clarify some of the vast cultural misreadings evident in the Congressional Toyota\/Toyoda hearings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Opinion\/2010\/0225\/Toyota-and-trust-Was-the-Akio-Toyoda-apology-lost-in-translation\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Toyota and trust: Was the Akio Toyoda apology lost in translation?<\/strong><\/a><em><strong> Stung by Toyota recalls, Toyoda had to convey sincerity \u2013 and bridge the gulf in communication styles between Japan and America.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Opinion\/2010\/0225\/Toyota-and-trust-Was-the-Akio-Toyoda-apology-lost-in-translation\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Opinion\/2010\/0225\/Toyota-and-trust-Was-the-Akio-Toyoda-apology-lost-in-translation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Roland is also quoted in this AP article on Toyota:\u00a0 &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/articles\/2010\/02\/19\/toyota_president_battles_crisis_in_family_company\/?page=full\" target=\"_blank\">Toyota President Battles Crisis in Family Company<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/articles\/2010\/02\/19\/toyota_president_battles_crisis_in_family_company\/?page=full\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/articles\/2010\/02\/19\/toyota_president_battles_crisis_in_family_company\/?page=full<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And addressed the topic of Toyota in an interesting way in his recent <em><strong>Daily Yomiuri<\/strong><\/em> column on The Super Bowl, Toyota, Anime and Hollywood:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/features\/arts\/20100219TDY11003.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS \/ Anime must eventually transcend Japan &#8216;national&#8217; brand<\/strong><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/features\/arts\/20100219TDY11003.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/features\/arts\/20100219TDY11003.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yomcomfeb2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10911\" title=\"yomcom(feb2010)\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yomcomfeb2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yomcomfeb2010.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yomcomfeb2010-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yomcomfeb2010-1024x615.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re looking for commentary on non-Toyota topics, then you can listen to Roland&#8217;s recent appearance on <em><strong>NPR<\/strong><\/em> discussing a wild relic of Japanese popular culture, a viral video of Japanese &#8216;Jazz Opera,&#8217; produced in 1986 by <strong>Tamori<\/strong>, the great comedian:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/2010\/02\/17\/japanese-jazz-opera\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/2010\/02\/17\/japanese-jazz-opera\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been following Toyota&#8217;s problems of late, then you may have also noticed JET alum Roland Kelts (Osaka-shi, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, popping up a lot as a commentator. 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