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VOX POPULI: TV broadcasting in Japan still 'young' at 60

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of the vernacular Asahi Shimbun.

photo：On Aug. 13, 1953, people watch a game during the National High School Baseball Tournament on a television set provided by The Asahi Shimbun in Kobe. On Feb. 1 that year, TV broadcasting started in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) On Aug. 13, 1953, people watch a game during the National High School Baseball Tournament on a television set provided by The Asahi Shimbun in Kobe. On Feb. 1 that year, TV broadcasting started in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Television broadcasting in Japan turned 60 years old this month. In human terms, that might be considered quite a span. But we might ask whether TV broadcasting in this country isn't still young, or, should I say, immature?

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