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Preliminary Material /G. Podoler -- Introduction /Guy Podoler -- 1. Japan's Tug-Of-War After The Russo-Japanese War /Ian Nish -- 2. Facing A Dilemma: Japan's Jewish Policy In The Late 1930s /Naoki Maruyama -- 3. Ethnicity And Gender In The Wartime Japanese Revue Theatre /Jennifer Robertson -- 4. 'The Terrible Weapon Of The Gravely Injured' – Mishima Yukio's Literature And The War /Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit -- 5. Reenacting A Failed Revolution: The February 26 Incident In Theatre And Film, 1960–1980 /David G. Goodman -- 6. Imperial Japan And Its POWs: The Dilemma Of Humaneness And National Identity /Rotem Kowner -- 7. Japan's Defeat In The Second World War: The Cultural Dimension /Mark Peattie -- 8. Jewish Scientists, Jewish Ethics And The Making Of The Atomic Bomb /Meron Medzini -- 9. The Memory Of The Second World War And The Essence Of 'New Japan': The Parliamentary Debate Over Japan's Democratic Constitution /Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti -- 10. Lives Divided In The Second World War: The Individual And The Master Narrative Of War /Harumi Befu -- 11. Sadako Sasaki And Anne Frank: Myths In Japanese And Israeli Memory Of The Second World War /Roni Sarig -- 12. Death And The Japanese Self-Defence Forces: Anticipation, Deployment And Cultural Scripts /Eyal Ben-Ari -- 13. A Fragile Balance Between 'Normalization' And The Revival Of Nationalistic Sentiments /Mariko Tsujita -- 14. The Effect Of Japanese Colonial Brutality On Shaping Korean Identity: An Analysis Of A Prison Turned Memorial Site In Seoul /Guy Podoler -- Bibliography /G. Podoler -- Index /G. Podoler.

AbstractThis study explores the intersection of media and policy in inter-Korean relations, focusing on the impact of South Korean media on the government's response to the North Korean famine. Examining the famine through the "CNN effect" and Robinson's "policy-media interaction model," we move beyond simplistic cause-and-effect narratives and assess the media's potential to drive policy change in a unique context: a divided nation marked by both deep animosity and shared cultural ties. Our analysis reveals that the South Korean media predominantly conveyed informative narratives rather than emotional ones during the coverage of the North Korean famine. We argue that, consistent with the interaction model, the media primarily functioned to solidify societal consensus on humanitarian aid, rather than directly shaping government policy. Robinson's framework supports this finding, suggesting that media influence diminishes when policy goals are clearly defined, as they were for South Korea's response to the famine. However, this study also addresses the limitations of Robinson's model, noting that it may oversimplify media behavior by neglecting crucial cultural, political, and historical factors. Ultimately, this study sheds light on the nuanced dynamics of media, policy, and inter-Korean relations in the face of a humanitarian crisis.