This paper explores the role of mass media in people's perceptions of charismatic leaders, focusing on the case of Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Using survey data collected immediately after Koizumi's 2005 landslide electoral victory, this study empirically...

This book provides an interesting insight into issues of migration and diversity in Asia, focusing on different scales, and incorporating everyday experiences through in depth analyses of different case studies. In drawing on a range of academic disciplines, and in utilizing numerous...

Prior studies show that both mass and social media have played an influential role after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in particular, media information can affect a person's perception of the disaster as well as their behavioural intention of post-disaster activities. However, currently the...

This study quantitatively examines how the term "fake news" is being portrayed by the Japanese news media using semantic network analysis. It uses newspapers as the representative as they are still one of the most influential news media in Japan. The data set consists of 624 newspaper articles...

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of media form on audiences' perceived image of the television news media. Specifically, it compares the perceived sense of presence between two different media forms - television and smartphone, and examines their effects on the perceived brand...