CRC maps Japan's information ecosystem and finds a two-part structural vulnerability: legacy media underrepresents civilian testimony and casualty accounts (the "Humanitarian frame") in international coverage, and social media fills that gap — an opening suspected PRC-aligned operations appear to be exploiting. Drawing on a four-module study using the early Gaza–Israel conflict as its case, the findings inform communication strategy, media literacy policy, and Influence Defen

Amid rising concern over foreign information operations targeting Japan — including PRC campaigns exploiting Ryukyuan identity to question Okinawan sovereignty — CRC maps structural vulnerabilities in Japan's information ecosystem. Using the Gaza-Israel conflict as a case study, the assessment finds legacy media systematically underrepresent civilian testimony and emotionally salient content, creating a coverage gap that social media fills unfiltered — an insertion point PRC-