Constructivism Analysis Upon Report Towards China Of Japanese Mass Media

Japan is a big country for mass media in the world.Mass media is playing a very important role in Japan's domestic politics and diplomatic decision-making.Since normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan 30 years ago,mass media of Japan has been playing an important role all the time in the relations between two countries. Nowadays,Sino-Japanese relations are in the period of "reorienting for the fourth time".So the research which studies the Japanese mass media's reports toward China has important theoretical and practical significance.Using the way of constructivism analysis,this thesis combines the international political theory and dissemination theory,and analyzes the Japanese mass media's reports toward China from the macroscopic view to make new theoretical explanation of the Japanese mass media's reports toward China.The thesis is divided into five parts,the specific structure is as follows:Part one mainly introduces Japanese mass media and its basic situation of reports toward China.It briefly explains the relevant theories of constructivism to pave the way for the thesis in knowledge and theory,and proposes the assumption of this thesis:The Japanese mass media's reports toward China are "self-fulfilling prophecy".Part two analyzes the report views of Japanese mass media which is toward China after the cold war,and the public opinion foundation on the Japanese mass media's reports toward China.After the cold war,under the background of conservatism in domestic politics of Japan, the thought of Japanese mass media gets close to conservatism,right deviation day by day. Sometime,mood of boycotting China becomes the fundamental key of Japanese mass reports toward China.So the Japanese mass media reports toward China were negative and passive. Nowadays,under the effect of "Pendulum effect" of Japanese domestic politics and international situation,Japanese mass media comes out anti-right deviation power and makes some changes in reports toward China.Part three is the core and difficult point.Using the "other stereotypes",author shows the report process toward China of Japanese media in terms of macroscopic.It means that the Japanese media through means of media stereotypes such as equilibrating,stir-frying the feeling,violent storm before stewing,playing up the detail etc,has built and constructed neutral national image of China,which contains some negative points.China,the main competitor of Japan in Asia,becomes stronger and stronger;there is the competition and interests conflict between two countries.From the view of economy and politics,part four probes into the commercial and political pressure on Japanese mass media reports toward China which is hidden.Part five proposes the ways and suggestions to improve Japanese mass media reports toward China.Improving the reports toward China of Japanese mass media needs to restrain oneself to break "self-fulfilling prophecy",and needs practical activity to diminish prejudice between China and Japan.The medias of China and Japan should report each other objectively,fairly and truly.They also should make politics leading role,expand the people-to-people contacts of both sides,strengthen communication and establish the solid public opinion foundation for the understanding each other and making good relations between China and Japanese.