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Abeysinghe, Sudeepa; Leoppold, Claire; Ozaki, Akihiko; Morita, Mariko – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Risk and uncertainty can destabilise and reconstruct the relationships between medicine, policy and publics. Through semi-structured interviews with medical staff following the Fukushima 3.11 Disaster, this paper demonstrates the way in which disruption (caused by disaster), coupled with uncertainty (in this case, around radiation risk) can serve…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Health Personnel, Professional Personnel, Foreign Countries
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Carroll, Tessa – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1995
Argues that the language planning role of Japan's public broadcasting organization, NHK, is considerable, although neglected. The article overviews broadcasting, language policy, organization, and history and focuses on NHK's role in establishing and disseminating the standard language. NHK is perceived as an arbiter of language standards. (51…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Acquisition