The Arctic in Japanese Internet Media: Thematic Aspect
https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.75.28.009
Abstract
The Arctic as a unique and strategic region is the object of many interdisciplinary studies of domestic and foreign scientists. This article is devoted to the thematic characteristics of materials about the Arctic region, formed on the basis of publications in the electronic version of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞) for the period from 2020 to 2022. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that the thematic dominants will determine the main informational occasions of the Japanese media in the Arctic issues that affect the perception of the Arctic by the mass audience. The purpose of the study is to identify the thematic classification of materials about the Arctic that influence the formation of the image of the region among the mass audience of Japanese Internet resources. The work uses contextual and comparative methods of research. As a result of the study, four main thematic groups are distinguished: «geopolitical situation», «environmental issues, problems of ice melting, global warming», «The Arctic as a physical and geographical object», «The Arctic in comparison», indicating the full involvement of the Japanese media in the idea exploration of the Arctic. The studied materials speak of the complex nature of the formation of the image of the Arctic in the Japanese media, which further confirms the increased interest of Japan as one of the main maritime powers in the Arctic region.
About the Author
E. S. Rufova
M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rufova Elena Stepanovna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Oriental Languages and Regional Studies of the Institute of Foreign Philology and Regional Studies
Yakutsk
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Rufova E.S. The Arctic in Japanese Internet Media: Thematic Aspect. Arctic XXI Сentury. 2022;(4):108-115. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.75.28.009
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