Japanese Language and Soft Power in Asia

Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Language Matters in Soft Power

Chapter 2 Cool Japan Versus the China Threat: Does Japan’s Popular Culture Success Mean More Soft Power?

Chapter 3 Cool Japan and Japanese Language: Why Does Japan Need “Japan Fans”?

Chapter 4 Japanese Language Education in the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere and the Kokuji Mondai (National Script Problem)

Chapter 5 Media and Cultural Policy and Japanese Language Education in Japanese-Occupied Singapore, 1942–1945

Chapter 6 Japanese Language for Trainee Nurses from Asia: The EPA Scheme as a Missed Opportunity

Chapter 7 The Roles of Native Japanese Speaker Teachers in Japanese Language Programmes at High Schools in South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand

Chapter 8 Japanese Pop Culture as a Motivating Factor for Japanese Language Learners in Qatar

Chapter 9 Japanese Language in the Wake of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: Is It a Form of Soft Power?