1st Edition
Japan’s Nationalist Right in the Internet Age Online Media and Grassroots Conservative Activism
By Jeffrey J. Hall
Copyright 2021
218 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Japan’s nationalist right have used the internet to organize offline activism in increasingly visible ways.
Hall investigates the role of internet-mediated activism in Japan’s ongoing historical and territorial disputes. He explores the emergence of two right-wing activist organizations, Nihon Bunka Channel Sakura and Ganbare Nippon, which have played a significant role in pressure campaigns... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Landscape of Post-War Japanese Nationalist Activism 3. Channel Sakura Takes Flight - Creating a Grassroots Internet Media Organization for Japan’s Conservative Right 4. Rallying Around the Flag: Heroes, Symbolism, and Rituals 5. The 2009 Anti-NHK Protest Campaign 6. Conservative Activism and Historical Remembrance of the Battle of Okinawa: The Case of the 32nd Army Headquarters 7. The Senkaku Islands, Protest Marches, and Crowdfunded Boat Activism 8. Epilogue
Biography
Jeffrey J. Hall is Assistant Professor and Junior Researcher at the Waseda University’s Organization for Regional and Inter-Regional Studies in Tokyo, Japan
