ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2025: Official Conference Proceedings

KAMC2025 | In-person (and Online) from the Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to Saturday, November 8, 2025
ISSN: 2436-0503

The conference proceedings will be published on Friday, January 16, 2026

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Proceedings Contents

AI as a Medium for Cultural Resonance: Reflections and Practice on Co-creativeness With Generative AI
Hannes Rall
Alice Osinska
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Communication of Thai Daughters-in-Law Abroad: A Case Study of the YouTube Channel Jayy Crane
Kittipong Phumpuang
Nang Woe Kham
Jansuda Chaiprasert
Patcharin Buranakorn
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Some Socio-Cultural Barriers to Reproductive Health care Behaviors Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Vietnam
Thuy Thi Thu Truong
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Navigating Psychological Frontiers: A Comparative Literature Review of Mental Health Challenges Among International Students in Japan and Erasmus+ Countries
Hoang-Nam Tran
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Bridging Silences: Analysing Triadic Communication in Job Interviews Involving Deaf Candidates, ISL Interpreters, and Employers in India
Puneet Kumar Gupta
P. J. Mathew Martin
Anjali Pahad
Varsha Parikh
Sunil Sahasrabudhe
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From Mr. M’Choakumchild to Bradley Headstone: Impact of Ongoing Educational Reforms on Schoolteachers in Hard Times and Our Mutual Friend
Akiko Takei
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Matching Negative Emotions to Recovery-Focused Tourism Destinations
Lucita A. Adelan
Mark Leo S. Vidal
Rodolfo Joseph Johannes M. Tecarro
Ronaldo V. Puzon
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Selfishness in Werner Pfennig From Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (2014)
Shevane Sonthar Lingam
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Cultural Capital as Structural Leverage: Rethinking University-Community Collaboration for Area-Based Cultural Transformation in Thailand
Siriwit Issaro
Panida Phatikomet
Wasin Komut
Isara Guntang
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From Hashtags to Symbols: Reading Protest Through a Semiotic Analysis of Digital Resistance in #TolakRUUTNI Movement on X
Muhammad Nauris Firdaus
Yulia Mega Puspita
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Animation Tools for Expressive Movement Design of Collaborative Robots With a Focus on Precision and Safety
Tan Jui Hien
Ridhima Bector
Domenico Campolo
Bernhard Johannes Schmitt
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The Role of Space Design in Safer Queer Spaces: A Comparative Study of Independent Bookstores in Japan and the United Kingdom
Chiharu Ito
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Transforming Mission 4: Creative Cultural Parks and the Rise of Thai Universities as Local Change Agents
Wasin Komut
Siriwit Issaro
Khamla Musika
Pondej Chaowarat
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Measuring the Benefits of Cultural Capital Management: An SROI Perspective
Chadrudee Sirilamduan
Wasin Komut
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Examining the Role of Film in Peacebuilding Through Audience Reception
Sebastian Satrio Darminto
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Power, Transparency, and Social Impact in Leadership Communication: Critical Analysis of BULOG During COVID-19 (2020–2023)
Benny Butarbutar
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The Power of CARE²: Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study Examining an Instructional Design Framework to Support International Student Performance
Karen K. Fujii
Natalie Perez
Sonia Caroline Baptista
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Nostalgia in Porcelain: The Contemporary Role of Guangcai in Connecting, Craft, Place, and People in Hong Kong
Vivian W. T. Pang
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Communication Intervention: From Civil Society Diplomacy to Sustainable Business Growth
Heni Indrayani
Candra Yudha Satriya
Nadia Itona Siregar
Nico Aditia
Ibrahim Harriadi
Fitri Susanti
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Visual Creation of the Front Page and Houphouëtist Propaganda of Ivoirian General News Dailies
Djemis Jean Elvis Ghislain N’guessan
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Hot Scenes, Steamy Words: A Validation Exercise of a Speculative Script Resulting From an Analytical Study of the Typical VivaMax Film
Jag Garcia
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Appropriation or Appreciation? Musical Representations of Japan in Screen Media
Ryoka Hagiwara
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Mirroring as a Linguistic Strategy of Discrediting the Opponent
Simona Fraštíková
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Symmetry in Intercultural Rhythm: A Geometric Perspective on Rhythm in Indian and Balinese Music
Jonathan Dimond
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Reevaluation of Wagashi’s Characteristics: How Heian Period Literature Influenced Edo Period Wagashi
Nunnita Lathifah Azhar
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Identity Categorization in Taiwanese Gay Users’ Pride Parade IG Posts
Ting-Yu Liu
Chin-Hui Chen
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From Male to Female Gandrung Dancers: A Semiotic Analysis of Gender Transformation and Cultural Communication in the Gandrung Dance of Banyuwangi
Defrimont Era
Novi Kurnia
Mutia Nurul Makhfirah
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Urbanization and Heritagization: Makati City’s Initiatives in Restoring Identity Along With Sustainable Development
Edesa S. Grama
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Reproducing Authenticity: Seoul Station and the Intercultural Remaking of Postcolonial Memory in Korea
Seri Yoon
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The Cinema of Complicity: Reframing Narrative Authority
Teona Yamanidze
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An Integrated Data Quality Control Framework Toward Collective Cultural Scenario Exploration
Warong Naivinit
Sutat Gammanee
Sureewan Jangjit
Chanakit Mitsongkore
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Reflexive Green Entrepreneurship: The Innovative and Sustainable Practice Among Young Indonesians
Deena Nirmala Putri Soedikto
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Transnational Girlhood in the Malaysian Cosplay Scene: Combining Islamic Identity and Japanese Cosplay
Hannah Jie Hui Kuah
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From Cherry Blossoms to Broken Hearts: Life and Love in Japanese Films Released in Thailand
Supamonta Supanan
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A Perfect Prelude: The Cultural Significance of Wagashi
Alexandre Avdulov
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Ecocritical Gamescapes for Sustainable Ecological Futures: Endling: Extinction is Forever and In Other Waters
Udbela Escanero
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Micro Project – Small Plants, Big Discoveries: AI-Driven Exploration
Yu-Hsuan Chang
Cheng-Hao Chang
Shih-Ta Liu
Su-Chu Hsu
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Improving Academic Processing Systems to Support Outcome-Based Education Module (OBEM) Implementation at KMUTT
Nichapa Ratanaurai
Methawadee Vijitjaroenwatana
Surat Chumjit
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Strategizing Knowledge Management for Higher Education in the Era of Digital Transformation
Surat Chumjit
Sakorn In-wangsuk
Wanna Temsiripoj
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Strategic Communication Through Immersive Technologies: Shaping UNU Yogyakarta’s Future-Oriented Image in “Under the Same Sun” Exhibition
Intan Agisti Nila Sari
Syaifa Tania
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A Method to Create Audible Glitch Art
Noriki Amano
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Development and Implementation of Virtue-Oriented Design Inspired by Buddhism
Hung-Cheng Tsai
Sheng-Chen Hung
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Machine Mediators: Rethinking Intelligence and Posthuman Ecologies in the Artist’s Book
Teresa Weinholtz
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Accessible Books for Children With Print Disabilities in Japanese Public Libraries
Hanae Ikeshita
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Contested Cultural Space: The Utilization of Jathilan Events for Anti-Drug Campaign in Bantul Indonesia
Siti Muflihah
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AIoT Anthropomorphic Little Monster
Cheng-Hao Chang
Su-Chu Hsu
Shih-Ta Liu
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AI-Based Data Quality Control for Cultural Mapping Systems: A Case Study From Thailand
Sutat Gammanee
Warong Naivinit
Chanakit Mitsongkore
Sureewan Jangjit
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“Comic Belief”: A Compilation of Definitive Conceptual, Aesthetic, and Narrative Elements of Contemporary (Post-2010) Indian Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Aparaajith Sharmaa
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GAMUT: The Spatial and Generational Mapping of Trees and Vegetation of the Solon House
Kathleen Solon-Villaneza
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Digitally Mediated Micro-environment as a Vector of Environmental Closeness
Kok Yoong Lim
Agnieszka Kiejziewicz
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Audience Response and Visual Content Interpretation: An Analysis of Reception on the Wiki_Etika TikTok Account
Rezika Ardia Dinda Arrini
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Cinematic Futures: Afrofuturist Animation, Immersive Technologies, and Black Speculative Joy
Rosalind Murphy
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Analysis of Digital Competence in Handling Phishing Cases: Case Study at the Special Criminal Directorate of the Yogyakarta Regional Police
Benny Erwin
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Netflix and the Future of TV
Sara Kreishan
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The Effect of Artistic and Digital Interventions for Promoting Mental Health in Immigrants: A Theoretical Approach
Paulo Nascimento
Pedro Campos
Sabine Madsen
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia
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Posthuman Ecologies: Degrowth Ethics and Environmental Trauma in Kurt Vonnegut’s Speculative Fiction
Junsheng Zeng
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Beyond Borders: Rethinking Global Citizenship Through Common Land, Collective Belonging, and the Politics of Ecological Participation
Aanchal Seth
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The Role of Media on Public Perception: Impact on the Life Choices and Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care
Leslie Ponciano
Mary-Joy Marsh
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Fading Fluency: Examining the Decline of Soft Skills in American Education Students Through Quantitative Analysis
Forrest R. Parker III
J. T. Cox
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Sacred Intelligence: Exploring Humanity and Human Intelligence Through Religious Communication in India
Jerry Joseph Onampally
Mathew Martin Poothullil John
Sunder Rajdeep
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Interpretation and Ambiguity of Sustainability Symbols in the Malang Hospitality Industry: A Peircean Semiotic Approach
Benita Situmorang
Maulina Pia Wulandari
Bambang Dwi Prasetyo
Moch. Syahri
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Constructing Meaning in Silence: A Phenomenological Study of Audience Response to the Play Request Sa Radyo
Kyrah Martina P. Araullo
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Animating the Ancestors: Participatory Animation for Indigenous Folktale Preservation
Suraya Md Nasir
Yakup Mohd Rafie
Nor Hazlen Kamaruddin
Catherina Anak Ugap
Ekram Al Hafis Hashim
Muhammad Aizat Ahmad Rushdan
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Visual Analysis of Self-Presentation on Dating Apps: A Comparison Between Taiwanese Heterosexual Female and Male Users
Shan-Shan Lee
Chin-Hui Chen
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Beyond the Gender Line: Public Insights on Legal Protection for Male Victims of Domestic Violence
Eduard M. Riparip
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Humour and Identity Construction in Ahmad Aiman’s One-Hour Abati Show: A Stand-Up Comedy Analysis
Haziq Harun
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When Novelty Skips the Feel-Good: Dual Behavioural Routes of Product Creativity and Social Ambience in Creative Tourism
Mohd Fahmi Yahaya
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Absurdism and Consumerism in the Morgan Library Manuscript of The Little Prince
Bernard Montoneri
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Prioritization Approach to Music’s Role in Destination Experience Design
Maneenate Worrachananun
Paskrich Sutthiwetina
Pisorn Janvanichyanont
Pipatpong Fakfare
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Prioritizing Servicescape Elements in Enhancing the Attendee Experience at Music Events
Pipatpong Fakfare
Porrada Luangon
Kritch Hemapanpairo
Maneenate Worrachananun
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