TY - BOOK AU - Hall,Jeffrey J. TI - Japan's nationalist right in the Internet age:: online media and grassroots conservative activism T2 - Routledge contemporary Japan series SN - 9781003095392 AV - HN730.Z9 R3236 2021eb U1 - 320.540952 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Right-wing extremists KW - Japan KW - Nationalism KW - Internet and activism KW - Internet KW - Political aspects N2 - "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 against Japanese media outlets, campaigns to influence historical memorials, and campaigns to assert Japan's territorial claim to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, he analyses how activists maintained cohesion, raised funds, held protests that regularly drew hundreds to thousands of participants, and used fishing boats to land activists on disputed islands. Detailing events that took place between 2004 and 2020, he demonstrates how skilled social actors built cohesive grassroots protest organizations through the creation of shared meaning for their organization and its supporters. A valuable read both for scholars seeking insight into the dynamics surrounding Japan's history disputes and territorial issues, as well as those seeking to compare Japanese right-wing internet activism with its counterparts elsewhere"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003095392 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -