Peter Barakan

Peter Barakan is an English-born DJ and broadcaster in Japan, the host of "Barakan Beat" on InterFM [1][2] and "Weekend Sunshine" on NHK FM.[3] He also hosts the series Begin Japanology and Japanology Plus on NHK World, which introduces various aspects of Japanese culture.[4]

Peter Barakan
Born (1951-08-20) 20 August 1951
London, England
OccupationBroadcaster, author, music critic
SubjectMusic, Japanese culture

Biography

Peter Barakan was born and raised in London by an Anglo-Burmese mother and a Jewish father of Polish ancestry. After attending SOAS, University of London, Barakan entered the music industry as a clerk and in 1974 moved to Japan to continue his career. He wrote lyrics and handled international marketing for the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra.[1] His younger brother is musician Shane Fontayne.[5]

He hosted the TBS program CBS Document beginning in October 1988,[1] a Japanese edition of 60 Minutes.[6] He hosted the 3-hour Barakan Morning on InterFM radio as late as 2011.[7][8] During the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Barakan was prevented from playing a nuclear protest song, because it could "'create fuhyo higai, which means 'damage from rumors.'"[9] In 2012, Barakan led a U.N. sponsored multi-city mayoral panel discussion on community rebuilding following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[10]

References
  1. Matsutani, Minoru (2009-02-17). "Job taken on a whim leads to 35 years in Tokyo". The Japan Times Online.
  2. "Barakan Beat". InterFM.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  3. "番組情報". NHK-FM. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. "BEGIN Japanology". NHK World TV. 2012-09-07. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  5. "Peter Barakan on Myheritage.com". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. Betros, Chris (Issue 528). "IN PERSON - Voice of reason". Metropolis Tokyo. Retrieved 2012-09-09. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. "Barakan Morning". InterFM 76.1 FM. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  8. "Are You Ready to Stage a Media Coup?". Media Techtonics. August 13, 2010.
  9. Grunebaum, Dan (2011-07-01). "Japan's new wave of protest songs ; YouTube is the medium when artists speak out against nuclear power". International Herald Tribune (HighBeam Research). Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  10. "City Leaders discuss Tohoku's future after tsunami". U.N. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) (HighBeam Research). States News Service. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
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