Epilogue: Staging a Robot Nation

  • Yuji Sone
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Abstract

The book’s epilogue examines the theme of the robot in relation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The robot as a symbol of Japan’s futurist ideology takes centre stage again, in the context of another national event (as matsuri) that seeks to represent Japan through the figure of the robot.

Keywords

Japanese Culture Robot Technology Japanese Public Summer Olympic Game Cultural Diplomacy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yuji Sone
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  1. 1.Macquarie UniversitySydneyAustralia

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