The verdict in a trial over public moneys spent by the Tokyo governor called for him to refund one portion to the public coffers, but in the report on this issue, the media spent quite a lot of time discussing the history of the restaurant used by the governor for some of his entertaining.
The issue is not of what restaurant he used but of why the government officials did not ask the company staff to the government offices to discuss various policy issues.
And now for something completely different!
There was an outbreak of food-poisoning in primary schools here in Tottori recently. At the urgent headmasters' meeting called to discuss this issue, it seems that a significant portion of the time was used to discuss who will pay for the extra towels and cloths needed for the extra cleaning.
The level of the media coverage and debate is too low.