Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan Political, Religio
Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examine
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Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses Edited by
Mark R. Mullins Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Koichi Nakano Professor of Political Science, Sophia University, Japan
Selection, introduction, and editorial matter © Mark R. Mullins and Koichi Nakano 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-52131-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-55877-3 ISBN 978-1-137-52132-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137521323 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
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Acknowledgments
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List of Contributors
x
Introduction Mark R. Mullins and Koichi Nakano
1
Part I Political Responses 1 New Right Transformation in Japan Koichi Nakano 2 Military Force as Social Good: The Legacies of Operation Tomodachi Rikki Kersten
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3 Downsizing Fukushima and Japan’s Nuclear Relaunch Jeff Kingston
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4 Japan’s Identity Crisis and Sino-Japanese Relations Ria Shibata
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Part II Religious Responses 5 Neonationalism, Politics, and Religion in Post-disaster Japan Mark R. Mullins
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6 Mobilizing Gratitude: Contextualizing Tenriky¯ o’s Response after the Great East Japan Earthquake Barbara Ambros
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7 Buddhist Responses to the 3.11 Disasters in Japan Tim Graf v
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