This book analyzes the impact of the Fukushima disaster on civil society in Japan with particular attention to the anti-nuclear movement, focusing on its develo

Following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, tsunamis engulfed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant located on Japan's Pacific Coast, leadi

Despite the periodic junctures of expansion in Japanese civil society, there still remains hierarchical precedence for pro-business and economic interests group

Environmental disasters or other large-scale disruptive events often trigger the emergence of social movements demanding social and/or political change. This st

This book explores social movements and political activism in contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident marks a decisive moment, whic