Cool Japan, Creative Industries, and Diversity
The development of digital communication technologies and the intensification of transnational media culture flows have marketed culture and highlighted the significance of media communication in national and global economies. In this
ERIA Discussion Paper, Koichi Iwabuchi considers the operation and objective of Japan’s ‘creative industry’ policy and suggests ways to align it with cultural diversity. The paper defines ‘creativity’ as a means to enhance civic dialogue, sympathy and inclusion, to imagine a better society. The
creative industry can include independent and non-profit cultural projects that promote diversity by involving artists, museums, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, public service corporations, local communities, volunteers, and researchers. This redesign is compatible with the creative industry’s aim to advance social inclusion and democratisation by promoting grassroots creativity.
http://www.eria.org/uploads/media/ERIA_DP_no.287.pdf
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