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Historical meaning of post-Fukushima social movements: Crisis in hegemony in postwar Japan and prefigurative politics in the 2010s Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Chigaya Kinoshita
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and the nuclear power plant accident, a number of movements have emerged in Japanese society, including the anti-nuclear power movement and others with a variety of agendas. The social movements of the 2010s in Japan have expanded along with the spread of social networking services and have brought together a new class of people who are different
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The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: The highest casualties and largest reconstruction funds—Characteristics of major disasters and future challenges in developed countries Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Shigeyoshi Tanaka
The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was a disaster that led to the greatest number of casualties related to any form of natural disaster seen in developed countries since World War II. Furthermore, this earthquake occurred in an area where tsunami countermeasures had been prioritized. This disaster, therefore, led to the question “Is it impossible to reduce the number of victims of huge catastrophes
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Reconstruction and resilience after Fukushima: A critical analysis of nuclear risk and disaster Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Rina Kojima
This article revisits the concept of reconstruction in light of the Fukushima nuclear accident on March 11, 2011. It also offers an analysis of the reconstruction policy launched by the Japanese authorities in the context of the risk due to low-dose radiation. What does reconstruction mean after this nuclear disaster? What kind of reconstruction is considered possible in the contaminated territories
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Living with suicidal feelings: Japanese non-profit organizations for suicide prevention amid the COVID-19 pandemic Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Yoko Yamada
The number of suicides in Japan increased for the first time in 11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend is particularly high among employed women and students. The Japanese government expanded its budget for providing telephone and social network service (SNS) counseling by prefectures and non-profit organizations (NPOs). On the basis of interviews with the chairman as well as counselors
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Domestic help and the gender division of domestic labor during the COVID-19 pandemic: Gender inequality among Japanese parents Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Junko Nishimura
The enduring COVID-19 pandemic has gradually transformed our everyday lives. This study focuses on changes in work and family arrangements, with particular focus on changes in domestic help, and examines its impact on the division of domestic labor. Using a social survey of work and the family conducted in November 2020 and May 2021, the results show that from January 2020 (pre-pandemic) to May 2021
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Regional disparities in bonding and bridging social capital: An empirical study of rural and urban Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Ziyi Qin, Katsuya Tanaka, Shunji Matsuoka
This article investigates regional social capital development by focusing on disparities in bonding and bridging social capital among rural and urban areas of Japan. Rural–urban differences in social capital in Western contexts have been discussed by many studies. Their main finding is that bonding social capital is richer in rural areas and bridging social capital is richer in urban areas. However
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Introduction: Challenges of COVID-19 pandemic to Japanese society Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Jun Imai
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect our daily life. Since its outbreak in early 2020, it has been a primary issue that defines people's lives around the globe. The new virus impacts members of society across the world. Sociologically, it has been an experimental situation under which it is possible to observe how different societies handle the health, economic, social
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Urban governance of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: An Urban political sociological approach to the case of Osaka Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Masao Maruyama
In this article, we first review current Japanese urban and regional sociological literature on the COVID-19 pandemic. Some empirical studies of the current conditions, challenges, and difficulties faced by urban communities with the pandemic have loomed large. Although urban governance of infectious disease control has been generally an important research topic in urban studies, there is limited research
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Continuation of Festivals and Community Resilience during COVID-19: The Case of Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in Shiga Prefecture, Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Shunsuke Takeda
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the way of life of communities in Japan. This study examines the pandemic's impact by focusing on a popular activity in Japanese townships: participation in traditional festivals with roots dating back to before the Edo period. These festivals display the social customs of each community and their prosperity from the past to the present. Residents participating
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-standard Employees in Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Koji Takahashi
This article aims to grasp the influence of the pandemic on standard and non-standard employees in Japan and clarify its disparity between them. In 2020, there was an imbalance between the slight increase in standard employees and the massive loss of non-standard employees in the labour market. Non-standard employees' working hours were greatly reduced, often without allowances for absence, and hence
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Gentrification without Gentry in a Declining Global City?: Vertical Expansion of Tokyo and Its Urban Meaning1 Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Takashi Machimura
This article explores the reasons for the vertical expansion of cities till the 2020s by analyzing the history of urban space production for about half a century, using Tokyo as an example. As a concept, gentrification partially explains the changes in Tokyo. However, summarizing the entire urban transformation as a gentrification trend can lead to some misunderstandings. Most of the development took
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Time Difference Gentrification as a Bloodless Revolution: Class Structure and Spatial Polarization in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area after the 1980s Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Kenji Hashimoto
Economic disparity in Japan has been increasing since approximately 1980. This change has been particularly significant in one of its global cities, the Tokyo metropolitan area, resulting in a dramatic transformation of its socio-spatial structure. Until the 1980s, economic disparity in Tokyo was not as large as that in the whole of Japan. Moreover, the concentration of high-income households in the
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Rethinking Gentrification and the Right to the City: The Process and Effect of the Urban Social Movement against Redevelopment in Tokyo Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Rinpei Miura
This article focuses on the anti-redevelopment movement in Shimokitazawa, an area adjacent to the central Tokyo metropolitan area, to analyze resistance to the gentrification-like phenomenons in Japan. In recent years there has been an increase in the number of international comparative studies on gentrification, and an inductive analysis based on an understanding of the various contexts of each city
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Recentralization of Tokyo: Contradiction and Political Struggle for Regional Policy in Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Asato Saito
Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, has always been a center of national economic growth, and hence a focal point of political struggle between local and national government. There exist two kinds of political forces; the former desires strong concentration of economic activities in Tokyo based on market rationality and economic efficiency, and the latter counters the former claiming more decentralization
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Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan. Gill Steel. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2019. pp. 286, $80.00 (hard back ISBN 978‐0‐472‐13114‐3) Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Miki Nakai
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“Hikikomori” and Dependency on Family: Focusing on Father–Son Relationships Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Teppei Sekimizu
Hikikomori is a Japanese term referring to the condition of being “shut-in” or someone with that condition. Japanese national surveys indicated that the total number of hikikomori is over one million. This paper seeks to elucidate the “hikikomori” problem faced by families and connect those microscopic experiences to a macroscopic common problem related to some social backgrounds of Japanese society
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Gender Differences in the Effect of Job Characteristics on Work-to-Family Conflict in Japan: Application of the Job Demands-Resources Model into Japanese Population1 Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-10-20 Yusuke Tsukada
This article uses the job demand-resources (JD-R) model to analyze the Japanese population and gender differences in work-to-family conflict in Japan. Using data from the International Social Survey Programme in 2015, the study addresses four main questions: (i) does the JD-R model apply to the Japanese population? (ii) which gender is more likely to experience work-to-family conflict? (iii) does gender
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Evaluating the Quality of Online Survey Data Collected in 2018 in the USA: Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Analyses Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Daisuke Ito, Makoto Todoroki
Collecting survey data in Japan and the USA is difficult for many reasons, including the difficulty of creating complete sampling frames and low response rates. Online surveys, which collect data through online access panels and recruit members using nonprobability sampling, is becoming a popular alternative to traditional survey techniques, both in market and social science research. However, sociological
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Deliberative Democracy and the Paradox of Participation Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-09-06 Kazushi Tamano
Citizen involvement and participatory governance have been adopted as essential components of urban development policies in many countries. For instance, participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre was successful in mobilizing and empowering poor people. However, in many cases, participation is merely a buzzword which often leads to co-optation. In this article, we propose an explanatory model of participatory
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Japanese Sociology in a Global Network. Internationalization, Disciplinary Development, and Minority Integration in the Road Ahead Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-08-12 Anson Au
The dual trajectories of Japanese sociology and Japan itself are poised at a watershed moment in their shared history. In recent years, Japanese sociology has enlarged its international presence in unprecedented fashion and the Tokyo Olympics have positioned the global spotlight on the entire nation of Japan, making it an opportune moment to reflect on the future of Japanese sociology in connection
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Social Citizenship Guarantee for Minorities in Japan: Present and Future Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-03-18 Hiroya Hirano
In recent years, the presence of minorities and their ways of life have become the subject of public interest in Japan. These minorities have experienced misrecognition and denial of their rights, and have been forced to live without benefiting from social redistribution. However, the lack of acceptance of minorities or their ways of life by majorities is being challenged. These aspects of recognition
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Conditional Inclusion: Sexual Minorities, Tolerance, and Nationalism Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-03-18 Takashi Kazama
This article discusses how the approach towards sexual minorities has shifted from exclusion to inclusion between the mid‐1980s and the present, and explores how the view that Japan is more tolerant of sexual minorities than the USA and Europe actually limits discussions on citizenship. An examination of the AIDS crisis and the Fuchu Youth Center court case in the 1980s and 1990s shows that gay men
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Book Review Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-03-18 Masatake Hongo
Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea. By Celeste L. Arrington. New York: Cornell University Press, 2016. pp. 248, $39.95 (ISBN 978–0–8014‐5376‐2) This volume discusses victim redress movements, which are becoming increasingly common around the world. It presents a comparative study of three cases involving South Korea and Japan that focuses on
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CORRIGENDUM Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-03-18
The Publisher would like to draw the reader's attention to an error in the following article: Sukenari, Yasushi. (2019). Housing in Post‐Growth Society: Japan on the Edge of Social Transition. By Yosuke Hirayama and Misa Izuhara. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018. 184 pages, £110.00. (hardback ISBN 978‐1‐138‐08500‐8). International Journal of Japanese Sociology 28: 211–213. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijjs.12096
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Genealogy of tabunka kyōsei: A Critical Analysis of the Reformation of the Multicultural Co‐living Discourse in Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2020-01-20 Yoshikazu Shiobara
The Japanese government started to accept semi‐skilled foreign workers officially under the newly established tokutei ginō status in 2019, and national policies for supporting foreign residents are gradually being developed. However, it is unclear how the principles of tabunka kyōsei (multicultural coexistence or co‐living), the official slogan for supporting foreign residents since the mid‐2000s,
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Medicalization of Social Problems: Rising Depression‐related Absenteeism in Japan Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-09-10 Shoko Okuda
Increasing numbers of people are absent from work with a diagnosis of depression, and this has become a social problem in Japan. This study examines the hypothesis that this rise of depression‐related absenteeism in Japan is influenced by social factors that contribute to the medicalization of social problems. Here, “social factors” are corporate systems that affect workers' psychology and mental health
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Spicing Up a 150‐Year‐Old Porcelain Factory: Art, Localism and Transnationalism in Arita's Happy Lucky Kiln Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-25 Liliana Morais
The Kouraku Kiln, a 150‐year‐old Japanese porcelain factory in the traditional rural pottery town of Arita, has been struggling with the economic decline brought by the burst of the bubble in the mid‐1990s, rural migration and changes in lifestyle and tastes. Using ethnographic fieldwork, I look at the independent innovative activities that the Kouraku Kiln factory has put into place to overcome such
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Global and Local Intersection of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Myungkoo Kang,Haeyeon Kim
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Spatial Barriers and the Formation of Global Art Cities: The Case of Tokyo Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Christian Morgner
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Lukewarm Nationalism: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Social Media and Affective Communities Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Yoshitaka Mōri
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“Creative Reconstruction” and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games: How Does the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Influence Japan's Neoliberal Social Reform? Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Yoshifusa Ichii
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1964 Tokyo Olympics as Post‐War Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Shunya Yoshimi
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Star Architects, Urban Spectacles, and Global Brands: Exploring the Case of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Tomoko Tamari
Olympic stadia are often regarded as a political showcase involving a range of influences: the host nation’s international politics, the interests of transnational capitalism along with site-specific meanings and the power of iconic architecture. By examining the 2020 Tokyo Olympic main stadium as a case study, the paper analyzes the controversial Zaha Hadid’ stadium plan in relation to the Japanese
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Olympic Games in Japan and East Asia: Images and Legacies: An Introduction Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Mike Featherstone, Tomoko Tamari
Introduction to The International Journal of Japanese Sociology Special Issue: 'The Olympic Games in Japan and East Asia: Images and Legacies,' edited by Mike Featherstone & Tomoko Tamari
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On the Olympic Games: An Afterword Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-02-28 John Horne
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Olympic Films and Public Memory Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-02-28 Takeshi Nakaji
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Value of“haafu”as a Category in Education Research Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-01-28 Hanna Morrison
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Who Wants to Work for Japanese Companies? A Case in Malaysia Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2019-01-24 Izumi Mori,Soyeon Kim,Abd R.A. Rahim
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Transnational Corporate Elites in Japan: International Career Mobility in East and South Asia Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-07-03 Jaok Kwon,Markus Pohlmann,Jivanta Schöttli
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Introduction: Rethinking Modernity: Challenges from East Asia Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Saburo Akahori
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Survivalist Modernity and the Logic of Its Governmentality Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Hong-Jung Kim
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Social Inequality in Post-growth Japan: Transformation during Economic and Demographic Stagnation, edited by David Chiavacci and Carola Hommerich. London: Routledge, 2017, pp. 304, £110.00 (hardback ISBN: 978-1-138-63898-3) Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Yoshiya Shiotani
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The Relevance of Modernity to Contemporary East Asia: An Outline Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Horng-luen Wang
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Diverging Destinies: The Japanese Case. By James M. Raymo and Miho Iwasawa. Singapore: Springer. 2017, pp. 62. $54.99 (paperback ISBN 978-981-10-0184-0) Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Ryotaro Uemura
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Japanese Modernity and Media Studies of Screens Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 Ryo Okubo
This article aims to construct a new perspective for analyzing the recent omnipresence of screens, the diversity of images, and their impact on our daily lives. Because of the diversification of digitalized images today, research based on film and television studies is unable to grasp the fluid relationships among screen images, spaces, and the bodies of their audience, and important task for recent
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How Can Three Questions on Modernity Be Answered? The World-System Theory and Japanese Experiences Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-02-27 Nobuyuki Yamada
This article addresses three questions on modernity. Can “the premodern” and “the modern” be differentiated in the historical process? If they can, what is the relationship between “the premodern” and “the modern”? And what will become of these relationships in the future? This article attempts to answer these questions by criticizing the world-system theory and considering some of the experiences
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Repeated Reinterpretation of Civil Society: On the Intellectual Context of Niklas Luhmann's Sociological Theory Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2018-02-23 Yutaka Koyama
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Effects of Neighborhood Inequality on the Relative Distance between Objective Position and Subjective Identification Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2017-11-23 Andrew Ho Kim,Muncho Kim,Seoungho Ryu
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Diversification as a New Disciplinary Power: Gender and Sexual Subjectivity in Postmodernity Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2017-10-04 Yukari Ishii
Nowadays, the power of gender and sexuality works not only to reinforce and reconstruct the essentialized norms but also, in direct opposition, to deconstruct these norms. The new disciplinary power and its discourse encourages people to have diverse and fluid self/body images. This article aims to discuss the new characteristics of gender and sexual self-image, body, discourse, and social images in
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Introduction: Love in Asia Japanese Journal of Sociology (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2017-03-01 Jun Kobayashi,Masayuki Kanai,Saeko Kikuzawa
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