Abstract
The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the greatest media spectacle of modernity, providing a powerful platform for the host nation to communicate ideas about itself and future visions with domestic and global audiences. This chapter explains why and the crucial role of Japan’s media in framing the Games and forging national consent.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Japan through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics |
| Editors | Barbara Holthus, Isaac Gagné, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Franz Waldenberger |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 25 |
| Pages | 97-102 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003033905 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2020 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 504027 Special sociology
- 602020 Japanese studies
Keywords
- Olympic Games
- education
- Olympism
- Tokyo 2020