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Popular Culture in the Development of Japanese Education in the 21st Century: An Approach from Hegemony Theory and Postmodernism

Authors
Tran Thi Thuy Trang1, *
1University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
*Corresponding author. Email: thuytrang@hcmussh.edu.vn
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Tran Thi Thuy Trang
Available Online 17 February 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-539-3_52How to use a DOI?
Keywords
popular culture; hegemony theory; postmodernism; Japanese education
Abstract

Entering the twenty-first century, Japan has developed an educational culture grounded in the harmonious integration of traditional values—such as practical learning, ethics, and character formation—with modern principles including liberal education, creativity, and democracy. Popular culture in Japan has also enriched educational content, generated new trends in teaching and learning methods, and strengthened the connection between education, social life, and contemporary technologies.

This study employs the theories of Hegemony and Postmodernism to examine how the Japanese government has incorporated popular culture into education to realize its goal of fostering a “culturally creative” (新しい文化) education system and cultivating citizens with essential “life competencies.” By combining cultural and social analysis with practical observation, the research evaluates the impact of various forms of popular culture on modern school education. The findings reveal how the integration of popular culture into education enables Japan to maintain a balance between tradition and innovation in its educational development in the twenty-first century.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Culture and Humanity in the Era of Rising and Integration (ICDHV 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
17 February 2026
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978-2-38476-539-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-539-3_52How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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