Chapter The politics of washoku: Japan’s gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacy
In this paper, we will explore the political construction of washoku by analyzing Japan’s recent strategy of gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacy. We will argue that the definition of washoku, as inscribed in the UNESCO’s International Cultural Heritage List in 2013, is the result of a process of i...
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| description | In this paper, we will explore the political construction of washoku by analyzing Japan’s recent strategy of gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacy. We will argue that the definition of washoku, as inscribed in the UNESCO’s International Cultural Heritage List in 2013, is the result of a process of invention of tradition whose aim is to homogenize and preserve national identity and project this identity abroad. While emphasizing the role of food as an essential element of national identity, we will also show that the promotion of washoku is also motivated by the need to address several issues of broader domestic politics. Starting from the assumption that Japan’s low food self-sufficiency rate could be improved only by increasing the demand for Japanese food, the government implemented a strategy of promotion of washoku at home (gastronationalism) and abroad (gastrodiplomacy) in order to increase both the domestic consumption of traditional food and the export of agrifood products. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-823942022-06-02T04:09:38Z Chapter The politics of washoku: Japan’s gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacy FARINA, FELICE washoku gastronationalism gastrodiplomacy In this paper, we will explore the political construction of washoku by analyzing Japan’s recent strategy of gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacy. We will argue that the definition of washoku, as inscribed in the UNESCO’s International Cultural Heritage List in 2013, is the result of a process of invention of tradition whose aim is to homogenize and preserve national identity and project this identity abroad. While emphasizing the role of food as an essential element of national identity, we will also show that the promotion of washoku is also motivated by the need to address several issues of broader domestic politics. Starting from the assumption that Japan’s low food self-sufficiency rate could be improved only by increasing the demand for Japanese food, the government implemented a strategy of promotion of washoku at home (gastronationalism) and abroad (gastrodiplomacy) in order to increase both the domestic consumption of traditional food and the export of agrifood products. 2022-06-02T04:09:38Z 2022-06-02T04:09:38Z 2022-06-01T12:24:17Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855185066_621 2704-5919 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56436 9788855185066 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/82394 eng Studi e saggi open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/56436/1/29720.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-506-6.09 10.36253/978-88-5518-506-6.09 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855185066 15 Florence open access |
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