“Building tomorrow”: Cool Japan as a soft power resource for Japan’s image at the 2021 Olympics

The article discusses the diffusion of Japanese soft power in the 21st century, taking as a locus of investigation the use of the Cool Japan campaign in the context of the 2021 Olympics. It is noticed that at the turn of the 20th century Japan modified its foreign policy strategies, investing in cul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Araujo, Mayara, Oliveira, Alana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política (Compolítica)
Repositorio:Revista Compolítica
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.compolitica.ojsbrasil.com.br:article/311
Acceso en línea:https://revista.compolitica.org/index.php/revista/article/view/311
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:soft power
Cool Japan
Olimpíadas
Olympic Games
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Sumario:The article discusses the diffusion of Japanese soft power in the 21st century, taking as a locus of investigation the use of the Cool Japan campaign in the context of the 2021 Olympics. It is noticed that at the turn of the 20th century Japan modified its foreign policy strategies, investing in cultural diplomacy as one of the methods to achieve its objectives. Through a theoretical discussion carried out with the support of some official materials of the event, we started from the hypothesis that Japan instrumentalizes Cool Japan to promote its soft power and create a positive image of the country internationally, thus supporting its national branding based on prestige and friendliness in the international scene.