Broadcasting Politics In Japan

Author : Ellis S. Krauss
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501731808

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Broadcasting Politics in Japan by Ellis S. Krauss Pdf

The aftermath of Japan's 1945 military defeat left its public institutions in a state of deep crisis; virtually every major source of state legitimacy was seriously damaged or wholly remade by the postwar occupation. Between 1960 and 1990, however, these institutions renewed their strength, taking on legitimacy that erased virtually all traces of their postwar instability.How did this transformation come about? This is the question Ellis S. Krauss ponders in Broadcasting Politics in Japan; his answer focuses on the role played by the Japanese mass media and in particular by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK. Since the 1960s, television has been a fixture of the Japanese household, and NHK's TV news has until very recently been the dominant, and most trusted, source of political information for the Japanese citizen. NHK's news style is distinctive among the broadcasting systems of industrialized countries; it emphasizes facts over interpretation and gives unusual priority to coverage of the national bureaucracy. Krauss argues that this approach is not simply a reflection of Japanese culture, but a result of the organization and processes of NHK and their relationship with the state. These factors had profound consequences for the state's postwar re-legitimization, while the commercial networks' recent challenge to NHK has helped engender the wave of cynicism currently faced by the state. Krauss guides the reader through the complex interactions among politics, media organizations, and Japanese journalism to demonstrate how NHK television news became a shaper of Japan's political world, rather than simply a lens through which to view it.

Author : Susan Pharr,Ellis S. Krauss
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824863555

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Media and Politics in Japan by Susan Pharr,Ellis S. Krauss Pdf

Japan is one of the most media-saturated societies in the world. The circulations of its "big five" national newspapers dwarf those of any major American newspaper. Its public service broadcasting agency, NHK, is second only to the BBC in size. And it has a full range of commercial television stations, high-brow and low-brow magazines, and a large anti-mainstream media and mini-media. Japanese elites rate the mass media as the most influential group in Japanese society. But what role do they play in political life? Whose interests do the media serve? Are the media mainly servants of the state, or are they watchdogs on behalf of the public? And what effects do the media have on the political beliefs and behavior of ordinary Japanese people? These questions are the focus of this collection of essays by leading political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, and journalists. Japan's unique kisha (press) club system, its powerful media business organizations, the uses of the media by Japan's wily bureaucrats, and the role of the media in everything from political scandals to shaping public opinion, are among the many subjects of this insightful and provocative book.

Author : Henry Laurence
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000624632

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The Politics of Public Broadcasting in Britain and Japan by Henry Laurence Pdf

The BBC and NHK have dominated their national media systems since the 1920s and still play a central role in shaping political, social and cultural life. Both are highly trusted news organizations, and vitally influence national identity. Yet despite remarkably similar organizational and funding structures, they differ in their editorial autonomy, relationship to the state, and in the social and cultural roles they play. While the BBC, proud of its independence, acts as a watchdog on the powerful, NHK prefers a guide dog role cooperating with rather than confronting political elites. The BBC is also more willing to challenge prevailing social norms, often serving as an agent of social change. NHK prefers to avoid controversy, serving as an agent of social stability. The book argues that these differences were shaped by decades of conflict and cooperation between broadcasters, governments, commercial media, interest groups and audiences. The broadcasters adopted distinctive editorial strategies to retain public support and elite approval in the face of technological upheaval, hostility from commercial rivals, and continuous political interference. Both, however, continue to uphold the belief that democratic and social goals are better served by public rather than commercial media.

Author : Masami Ito
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136929007

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Broadcasting in Japan by Masami Ito Pdf

Japan has developed what is arguably the most sophisticated and the most democratic broadcasting system in the world. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1st September 1923, with its devastation and confusion drove home in its appalling way the importance of being able to broadcast immediate information to the public. The same year, the Ministry of Communications promptly established an administrative system to regulate broadcasting. In less than a decade over one million people were registered listeners. Under the post war Constitution of 1946 freedom of "speech and all other forms of expression" was guaranteed, and the subsequent Broadcast Law instituted a dual system of broadcasting with the public service Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) on the one hand, and commercial and private broadcasting organizations on the other. In 1978 there were ninety-one television broadcasting organizations and fifty-one radio broadcasting organizations. In this informative study, Professor Ito and his team comprehensively describe the staggering growth of broadcasting in Japan from the dawn or radio and television to satellite communication and through to the multiplex broadcasting of the future.

Author : Iwao Nakajima
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Broadcasting
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038860792

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The Broadcasting Industry in Japan by Iwao Nakajima Pdf

Author : Gregory J. Kasza
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520913795

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The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945 by Gregory J. Kasza Pdf

Gregory Kasza examines state-society relations in interwar Japan through a case study of public policy toward radio, film, newspapers, and magazines.

Author : Jeff Kingston
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317234364

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Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan by Jeff Kingston Pdf

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.

Author : Ellis S. Krauss,Robert Pekkanen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801476828

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The Rise and Fall of Japan's LDP by Ellis S. Krauss,Robert Pekkanen Pdf

Explains how the persistence of party institutions (factions, PARC, koenkai) and the transformed role of party leadership in Japan contributed both to the LDP's success at remaining in power for 15 years and its downfall.

Author : Minoru Sugaya
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811547041

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Perspectives on the Japanese Media and Content Policies by Minoru Sugaya Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Japan’s media policies. In light of the attention Japanese media content has attracted in recent years, not only in Japan but also overseas, the book examines the media industry that supports such content. Beginning with the traditional terrestrial broadcasting industry, it also covers cable TV, satellite broadcasting, and over-the-top media services (OTT), as well as media policies for film, animation, games and music. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), a key media industry regulator in Japan, has been developing broadcasting policies for more than 70 years, and while their traditional policies have not changed in principle, the scope of their business sphere has expanded. For instance, major broadcasting stations in Tokyo, known as key stations, have played an important role in filmmaking with the big four film companies, and have started joint ventures with major OTT, such as Hulu. This book allows readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the changes in the Japanese media industry in general and the related policies in Japan, while also offering insights into developments in the individual sectors.

Author : Raymond Kuhn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781003820369

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The Politics of Broadcasting by Raymond Kuhn Pdf

The Politics of Broadcasting (1985) examines the state of broadcasting in a variety of Western democracies from a political viewpoint, written at a time when new telecommunications and information technology revolutionised television and radio. The book describes and analyses the problems faced by politicians and broadcasters in responding to these changing technological and political environments.

Author : Koichiro Agata,Kiyoshi Nakamura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136127069

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Convergence of Telecommunications and Broadcasting in Japan, United Kingdom and Germany by Koichiro Agata,Kiyoshi Nakamura Pdf

The convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting raises many questions. What form will convergence take in the future? When convergence produces new opportunities in the information, education and entertainment markets, what sort of rules of the game will be required? How will the players behave in these new markets? What policies might be needed?

Author : Masami Itō
Publisher : Routledge/Thoemms Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035460737

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Broadcasting in Japan by Masami Itō Pdf

In this informative study, Professor Ito and his team describe the staggering growth of broadcasting in Japan from the dawn of radio and television to satellite communication and through to the multiplex broadcasting of the future.

Author : Hidetoshi Katō
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021793745

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Communication Policies in Japan by Hidetoshi Katō Pdf

Author : Laurie Anne Freeman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400845873

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Closing the Shop by Laurie Anne Freeman Pdf

How is the relationship between the Japanese state and Japanese society mediated by the press? Does the pervasive system of press clubs, and the regulations underlying them, alter or even censor the way news is reported in Japan? Who benefits from the press club system? And who loses? Here Laurie Anne Freeman examines the subtle, highly interconnected relationship between journalists and news sources in Japan. Beginning with a historical overview of the relationship between the press, politics, and the public, she describes how Japanese press clubs act as "information cartels," limiting competition among news organizations and rigidly structuring relations through strict rules and sanctions. She also shows how the web of interrelations extends into, and is reinforced by, media industry associations and business groups (keiretsu). Political news and information are conveyed to the public in Japan, but because of institutional constraints, they are conveyed in a highly delimited fashion that narrows the range of societal inquiry into the political process. Closing the Shop shows us how the press system in Japan serves as neither a watchdog nor a lapdog. Nor does the state directly control the press in ways Westerners might think of as censorship. The level of interconnectedness, through both official and unofficial channels, helps set the agenda and terms of political debate in Japan's mass media to an extent that is unimaginable to many in the United States and other advanced industrial democracies. This fascinating look at Japan's information cartels provides a critical but often overlooked explanation for the overall power and autonomy enjoyed by the Japanese state.

Author : Ki-Sung Kwak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317235675

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Television in Transition in East Asia by Ki-Sung Kwak Pdf

This book examines the development of television broadcasting in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea. It explores the policy regimes guiding the development of television broadcasting as a powerful institution and the extent to which new forms of television have become part of each country’s contemporary media mix. It analyses the interests involved in key policy decisions, the institutional dynamics promoting or inhibiting new media markets, and the relative importance in the different countries of cable, satellite, digital broadcasting, and the use of the Internet for purposes associated with television broadcasting. The nature of television regimes in each of the three countries is very different, and the contrasting situations provide great insights into how television is developing, and how it could develop further, both in East Asia and worldwide.