Ann Gabrielle Domingo is a junior cultural desk researcher at Canvas8. She graduated with a degree in Communication from Ateneo de Manila University, where she took up journalism and advertising tracks while dabbling in social sciences classes. Passionate about tracking Asia’s cultural shifts, she’s also written for the likes of 

. She enjoys downtime with her Kindle, curating alternative music playlists, or discovering new hangout spots in Metro Manila.

The past decade has seen political polarisation – accelerated by social media’s filter bubbles and echo chambers – deepen and mutate. An ominous era of a polycrisis has shattered any remaining societal consensus. Meanwhile, powerful anti-establishment voices have stepped into the void.

Polarised Populations

Japan

Media and Entertainment

Community and grassroots

Communications

, the shortened name of a TV show about generational differences, was crowned Japan’s most popular buzzword for 2024. The result of the annual contest highlights a widening societal gap – and the opportunity to cultivate greater connections between different age groups. 