著者

KALASHNIKOVA Olena SCHAEFER Fabian

出版者

筑波大学大学院人文社会科学研究科国際日本研究専攻

雑誌

国際日本研究 = International and advanced Japanese studies (ISSN:21860564)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.12, pp.137-153, 2020-02

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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster led to catastrophic environmental and economic consequences in Japan, leading to a temporary shift in public attitudes towards nuclear energy not only in Japan but globally. In 2011, the Japanese DPJ-led government gained worldwide attention for their plan to phaseout.However, while some countries seized the opportunity to transition away from nuclear energy and to expand the use of renewable energy sources, the succeeding Japanese government eventually decided to restart nuclear plants in 2012 and to continue to rely on nuclear energy in its energy mix for the time being, despite growing public distrust in the safety of nuclear facilities.In this article, we will present the results of a corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the contexts and framings of nuclear phase-out by contrasting data from one newspaper (Yomiuri Shinbun) and social media (Twitter) in the period of 2011-2014. Our analysis not only shows the growing media convergence between social media and the mass media and thus their close interrelatedness but also instances in whichsocial media has become more influential than the legacy media outlets.