Japan and its New Approach to Cultural Policies

Manga, J-pop, video games, fashion – Japanese pop culture is adored by international youth. In recent years, these new forms of expression have become essential components of an innovative cultural policy called "Soft Power".

An international symposium brings together eminent researchers from France, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore, who analyze the Japanese policies and speak about the situation in their own countries. They approach this subject from several angles: pop culture and Japanese diplomacy, current cultural policy in our globalized era as well as examining the "mechanisms" of the promotion of Japanese pop culture.

Featured speakers:

  • Dr Koichi Iwabuchi, Pprofessor at Waseda University (Japan)
  • Dr Kiwon Hong, Director of Research on the Arts and Culture Policy, Korea Culture & Tourism Policy Institute (Republic of Korea)
  • Dr Kwok Kian-Woon, Senior Lecturer at the Nanyang Technological University (Japan)
  • Ms Katérina Stenou, Director of the UNESCO Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue
  • Chairperson: Prof. Cécile Sakai-Mink, Professor at the Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot

      • This event is organized by the Japanese Cultural Centre, Paris, in cooperation with the UNESCO Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue.

      Title Japan and its New Approach to Cultural Policies
      Short Description Manga, J-pop, video games, fashion – Japanese pop culture is adored by international youth. In recent years, these new forms of expression have become essential components of an innovative cultural policy called "Soft Power".

      An international symposium brings together eminent researchers from France, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore, who analyze the Japanese policies and speak about the situation in their own countries. They approach this subject from several angles: pop culture and Japanese diplomacy, current cultural policy in our globalized era as well as examining the "mechanisms" of the promotion of Japanese pop culture.

      Featured speakers:

    • Dr Koichi Iwabuchi, Pprofessor at Waseda University (Japan)
    • Dr Kiwon Hong, Director of Research on the Arts and Culture Policy, Korea Culture & Tourism Policy Institute (Republic of Korea)
    • Dr Kwok Kian-Woon, Senior Lecturer at the Nanyang Technological University (Japan)
    • Ms Katérina Stenou, Director of the UNESCO Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue
    • Chairperson: Prof. Cécile Sakai-Mink, Professor at the Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot

        • This event is organized by the Japanese Cultural Centre, Paris, in cooperation with the UNESCO Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue.
        Source Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue
        Publication start date 2007-10-13 9:00 am
        Publication expiry date 2007-10-01 9:00 am
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        Event Location Paris, France
        City Paris
        Country France
        Start date - Local time 2007-10-13 9:00 am
        End date - Local time 2007-10-13 9:00 am
        Type of event (generic) International Symposium
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        PIC Cultural Policies Japan
        PIC Keywords Cultural Policies Japan

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