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Despite reporting early cases, Japan’s infection rates of Covid-19 have remained low. This commentary considers how a discourse of cultural exceptionalism dispersed across the networked global public sphere as an… Click to show full abstract
Despite reporting early cases, Japan’s infection rates of Covid-19 have remained low. This commentary considers how a discourse of cultural exceptionalism dispersed across the networked global public sphere as an explanation for Japan’s low case count. It also discusses the consequences for wider public understanding of evidence-based public-health interventions to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.
Keywords:
global exchange;
japan;
exceptionalism global;
exchange mis;
exceptionalism;
cultural exceptionalism
Journal Title: Media and Communication
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Media and Communication
Year Published: 2020
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