SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF JAPAN IN THE TV SHOW “SVIT NAVYVORIT”

2022;
: 57-66
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Lviv Polytechnic National University

The article contains an analysis and comprehension of the series about Japan of the popular Ukrainian TV show “World inside out”, which covers modern acute social problems: loneliness, daily work in offices for more than 15 hours, “burnout” of people at work who do not have time for personal life, family, lack of housing or small housing where 2–3 generations live. There is an impressive information about the first place in the world of Japanese suicides due to job loss, working day in offices, twice the norm, without days off, constant sleep deprivation. TV shows illustrate the original unusual substitutes for the family: renting it for a day, renting a dog for a few hours or days, selling silicone doll girls for men’s comfort, paid services for schoolgirls in love bars to relieve stress with close and gentle touches, or tough touches. baring and gossiping, bench hotels for young couples. It is shown as an alternative to the loneliness of girls are modern guys for an hour, who meet in a special cafe with a girl, have a pleasant conversation for her, make compliments, and she pays for the illusion of dating, politeness and drinking. Innocent performances of numerous ensembles of schoolgirls who sing and dance on stage for boys and solid men in the hall, who are impressed by the young passion, fun and they sincerely applaud the students, also help to relieve stress. The annual bullfights are deliberately shown in the TV show, which also gives emotional relief to the fans; The Olympics in the mud, where young people take part in various trials in order not to win, but to fall into the liquid clay, get dirty, have fun like children to get rid of stress or depression.

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