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%T "Cultural Exceptionalism" in the Global Exchange of (Mis)Information around Japan's Responses to Covid-19 %A Matthews, Jamie %J Media and Communication %N 2 %P 448-451 %V 8 %D 2020 %K COVID-19; Coronavirus %@ 2183-2439 %U https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3229 %X Despite reporting early cases, Japan’s infection rates of Covid-19 have remained low. This commentary considers how a discourse of cultural exceptionalism dispersed across the networked global public sphere as an explanation for Japan’s low case count. It also discusses the consequences for wider public understanding of evidence-based public-health interventions to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus. %C PRT %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info