Information Flows in Japan's Media Ecosystem: Analyzing Narrative Formation and Dissemination

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-aligned influence.