Happiness Disparity in Japan and South Korea During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Comparative Newspaper Analysis Using Topic Modelling

• In Event: International COVID-19 Policies

Brief Overview

This research analyzes social discourse on happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic using the topic modeling method in Japan and South Korea. Japan has experienced an unexpected increase to the high in contrast to South Korea's stagnancy in the low.

Authors

• Nagyeong Kang, Seoul National University

• Yuki Moritani, Hitotsubashi University