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ISBN
9781138189591
Publisert
2016-12-12
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Routledge
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544 gr
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234 mm
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156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Engelsk
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322
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Biographical note
Jeff Kingston
is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University, Japan. He is the author of Japan's Quiet Transformation (2004) and Contemporary Japan (2011).
In twenty-first century Japan there are numerous instances of media harassment, intimidation, censorship and self-censorship that undermine the freedom of the press and influence how the news is reported. Since Abe returned to power in 2012, the recrudescence of nationalism under his leadership has emboldened right-wing activists and organizations targeting liberal media outlets, journalists, peace museums and ethnic Korean residents in Japan. This ongoing culture war involves the media, school textbooks, constitutional revision, pacifism and security doctrine. This text is divided into five sections that cover:Politics of press freedom;The legal landscape;History and culture;Marginalization;PR, public diplomacy and manipulating opinion.Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan brings together contributions from an international and interdisciplinary line-up of academics and journalists intimately familiar with the current climate, in order to discuss and evaluate these issues and explore potential future outcomes. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Japan and the politics of freedom of expression and transparency in the Abe era. It will appeal to students, academics, Japan specialists, journalists, legal scholars, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and those engaged in human rights, media studies and Asian Studies.
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IntroductionPart I: The Politics of Press Freedom1. Media Muzzling under the Abe Administration2. The Right-Wing Media and the Rise of Illiberal Politics in Japan3. A Pooch After All? The Asahi Shimbun’s Foiled Foray into Watchdog Journalism4. The Hatoyama Administration and the Outing of the Establishment Media5. NHK: The Changing and Unchanged Politics of Semi-Independence6. Abe and Press Oppression: Guilty, Not Guilty or Not Proven? Michael Part II: Legal Landscape 7. Chilling Effects on News Reporting in Japan’s "Anonymous Society"8. Japan’s Designated Secrets Law9. State Secrets and Freedom of the Press in JapanPart III: History and Culture wars10. Press Freedom Under Fire: "Comfort Women", the Asahi Affair and Uemura Takashi11. Letter Campaigns, the Japanese Media, and the Effort to Censor History12. Remanufacturing Consent: History, Nationalism and Popular Culture in Japan13. NHK, War-related Television, and the Politics of Fairness14. Pointing the Bone: A Personal Account of Media Repression in Japan15. Tabloid nationalism and racialism in JapanPart IV: Marginalization 16. Media Marginalization and Vilification of Minorities in Japan17. Media Side-lines the sit-in protest in Takae, Okinawa18. A Historical Perspective on Press Freedom in OkinawaPart V: PR, Public Diplomacy and Manipulating Opinion 19. Spin over Substance? The PR Strategies of Vladimir Putin and Abe Shinzo20. Japan’s Global Information War: Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 3/1121. The Japan Lobby, Press Freedom and Public Diplomacy
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781138189591
Publisert
2016-12-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
544 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
322
Redaktør
Biographical note
Jeff Kingston
is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University, Japan. He is the author of Japan's Quiet Transformation (2004) and Contemporary Japan (2011).