Do media events still unite the host nation's citizens? The case of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. by Takeshi Sakaki, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Mitsuo Yoshida, Fujio Toriumi

“…However, the effects of such media events may be weakening owing to changes in the media environment and increasing political polarization. Examining the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, this case study analyzes a large amount of Twitter data to probe Japanese social media users' attitudes toward the Olympic Games and the relationship of these attitudinal changes with their attitudes toward the political leadership of the prime minister. …”
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