Keio Communication Review, the annual journal from Keio University’s Institute for Media and Communications Research is now available on their website at http://www.mediacom.keio.ac.jp/english/publication.html. Keio Communication Review No.27 2005 has a special focus on “Media and Communication relating to Japan”.
Table of Contents and summary of each paper
The Expanding Market and the Competition of the Third Generation Wireless
Telecommunications Services in Japan by Tatsushiro SHUKUNAMI
This paper gives an overview of the wireless and 3G market in Japan, the leading companies, important applications of 3G, new factors on 3G market competition and issues related to competition policy (Read full paper using the link below)
Hofstede's Masculinity/ Femininity Dimension and the Pregnancy of Princess Masako: An Analysis of Japanese and International Newspaper Coverage by Tomoko KANAYAMA and Anne COOPER-CHEN
This study examined how domestic and international newspapers covered 158 stories about the Japanese crown princess’s pregnancy and the masculinity/femininity dimension of the coverage (Read full paper using the link below).
Public Journalism and Journalism in Japan by Takashi ITO
Public journalism is not only a way of reporting but also a way of thinking, a philosophy regarding democracy and the relationship between media and democracy. This paper examines the media and academic understand of public journalism movements in the US and how the movements are accepted by journalists in Japan (Read full paper using the link below).
Universal Service to Universal Access and Web Accessibility - Government vs. Governance by Ema TANAKA and Minoru SUGAYA
The concept of the universal service consists of two key words: Availability and affordability. This paper focuses on innovation in telecommunications industry and its impact on regulatory frameworks and governance, several governance processes, and the difference of governance styles in the U.S., Japan and several other Asia-Pacific countries (Read full paper using the link below).
Efficiency and Productivity in the Japanese Broadcasting Market by Sumiko ASAI
Japanese broadcasters expanded successfully until the 1990s. However, investment in digitalization, the decrease of advertising expenditures due to the recession and the growth of competition are all considered to have had adverse effects on the operation of broadcasters. This paper calculates the efficiency and productivity indexes of broadcasters (Read full paper using the link below).
Y2K and the Construction of Risk Perception in Newspapers in Japan and the United States by Akiko FUKUMOTO and Mary M. MEARES
The Japanese newspaper attributed more responsibility for dealing with Y2K problems to its own government. The Japanese had a greater proportion of coverage portraying Y2K problems as under control or controllable, whereas the American newspaper had more background material not specifying control, impact or responsibility (Read full paper using the link below).
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