Titlebook: Japanese Language and Soft Power in Asia; Kayoko Hashimoto Book 2018 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 Japanese soft po

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Japanese Language Education in the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere and the , (National Scriptn various grounds, such as spread of education, the advancement of civilisation, and industrial efficiency. This chapter examines script reform advocates’ arguments for script simplification in the wartime period and their responses to the popular discussions about the need to spread Japanese in the

聲音刺耳

Media and Cultural Policy and Japanese Language Education in Japanese-Occupied Singapore, 1942–1945tellectuals were mobilised for this purpose. The poet Jimbo Kōtarō was one of the intellectuals who played a central role in Japanese language education in the early stages of the occupation. This chapter explores the ideological aspect of Japanese language education, which was part of Japan’s cultu

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反復無常

The Roles of Native Japanese Speaker Teachers in Japanese Language Programmes at High Schools in Souhe Japanese government has dispatched Japanese native speakers to high schools in Asian countries, but the roles of these native speakers, as well as their teaching methods and relationship with local teachers, have not been clearly identified. It is important that such programmes meet the needs of

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Accessing the Soft Power of Japanese Language in Australia: Young Korean Migrants Studying Japanese played a significant role in establishing a place for these young people in Australian society. The chapter first compares the status of Japanese language in Australia and South Korea, arguing that by comparison, the high status of Japanese language in Australia makes it an attractive area of study

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Book 2018tself, the promotion of language has been an area of ambivalence. This interdisciplinary book looks across the fields of language policy, language teaching, socio-linguistics, cultural studies and history to identify the links between Japan’s language policies and broader social, economic and politi

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Introduction: Why Language Matters in Soft Power,scourse that equates popular culture with soft power is unknown. The Japanese government’s view of Japanese language as a marketing tool for the Cool Japan campaign provides a compelling opportunity to examine the role of language education in the exertion of Japan’s soft power in Asia.

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Cool Japan , the China Threat: Does Japan’s Popular Culture Success Mean More Soft Power? while Japan’s pop culture inspires affection, it is not likely to generate useful political influence. It has also failed to generate significant interest in learning the language or about Japan more generally.