Asia
through Japanese lens ; Asian identity among Japanese and images of Asia on Japanese television

"Against the background of Japan's history, and in view of its diplomatic route hereon, there are pertinent questions to be asked with regard of how the Japanese people now position themselves within Asia. Do they see themselves as members of the Asian community, and acknowledge the countries of Asia as Japan's regional partners? This brief study attempts to shed light on Asian identity among the Japanese, and further, to look at how the television media contributes to the maintainance and/or perpetuation of the Japan-Asia-West relationship, with specific reference to 'lighter' genres such as variety programs. The primary data used in the analysis was collected over two periods - first, in a questionnaire survey conducted in 2005 as part of an unpublished master's thesis [...], and second, in a similar survey conducted in 2009." [Information des Anbieters]