ABSTRACT
This is the final section of this book. Here I propose that my examination of the wideshow makes possible a greater understanding of a major commercialized form of information transmission, infotainment discourse, and its role in the particular cultural context of Japanese society. This final chapter contextualizes Japan and its wideshow discourse within the global world of infotainment. Japan, I show, is at the forefront of such rhetorical forms – possibly due to its social structure and cultural history. Yet, despite these environmental features, this discursive approach may find a home in other societies, as I briefly consider in closing.
