A comparative news text analysis of the international English media coverage of the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730434
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Bunkyo University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAI Makoto 文教大学, 情報学部, 准教授 (90439232)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: メディア研究

Research Abstract

This research describes a comparative analysis of international media coverage of the Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. It presents a comparative analysis of the differences between the contexts of media reports about Japan after March 11 and addresses the question of what Japan should be in the future. I have already made the result of this research public as two thesisses and two international academic conference presentations.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 海外メディアから見た自由民主党政権 (2013)
  • Author(s): 酒井信
  • Journal Title: アリーナ(中部大学総合学術研究院編)(風媒社) Volume: No.15 Pages: 377-389
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 安倍新政権『海図なき航海』海外メディアはどう見ているか (2013)
  • Author(s): 酒井信
  • Journal Title: 新潮45(新潮社) Volume: 第32巻2号 Pages: 50-55
• [Presentation] IT revolution and regulation in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Makoto Sakai
  • Organizer: From Discrimination to Empowerment
  • Place of Presentation: The University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy(有審査, 口頭発表, 単独)
  • Year and Date: 20120400
• [Presentation] A comparative news-text analysis of the international English media coverage of the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster
  • Author(s): Makoto Sakai
  • Organizer: International Conference on Language and Communication
  • Place of Presentation: the Graduate School of Language and Communication, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand(有審査, 口頭発表, 単独)