Assistant Professor of Japanese Kyoko Omori presented a paper at the 43rd meeting of the 20th-century Media Research Institute, Waseda University, Tokyo, on April 5. The talk was titled "Two Radio Shows from the Occupation Period; Japan's First Quiz Show 'Hanashi no izumi' and a Satirical Variety Show 'Nichiyô goraku-ban'."
Her talk focused on a variety of nuanced strategies that the GHQ/SCAP took in the wake of WWII, in order to rebuild the Japanese radio broadcasting system for promoting democracy. Toward this project, Omori has also been awarded a $1,000 grant from Waseda University. The written version of the research result will be published in The Anthology of Publications in Magazines During the Occupation Period, forthcoming in November 2008.
Her talk focused on a variety of nuanced strategies that the GHQ/SCAP took in the wake of WWII, in order to rebuild the Japanese radio broadcasting system for promoting democracy. Toward this project, Omori has also been awarded a $1,000 grant from Waseda University. The written version of the research result will be published in The Anthology of Publications in Magazines During the Occupation Period, forthcoming in November 2008.
