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Social Media and Civil Society in Japan

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Editors:
  1. Muneo Kaigo

    1. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

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  • Addresses the links between Japanese civil society and social media usage
  • Offers solutions to enhance the connectivity of civil society organizations in Japan
  • Explains how to create, manage, nurture and grow online communities that are focused on non-viral civil society themes such as volunteering

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Japanese Internet Environment

    • Muneo Kaigo
    Pages 1-35

  3. Social Media in Japan and the  Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

    • Muneo Kaigo
    Pages 37-71

  4. Japanese Local Government Facebook  Profiles

    • Sae Okura, Muneo Kaigo
    Pages 73-96

  5. Civil Society , Social Media and Facebook Usage by Local Governments : Birth of the  Tsukuba Study and the  Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square

    • Muneo Kaigo, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki
    Pages 97-119

  6. Promotion and Care of Online Communities: Necessary Elements for a Self-Sustainable Online Facebook Community

    • Muneo Kaigo, Sae Okura
    Pages 121-151

  7. Who Leads Advocacy Through Social Media in Japan ?

    • Sae Okura, Muneo Kaigo
    Pages 153-173

  8. Conclusion

    • Muneo Kaigo, Sae Okura
    Pages 175-189

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 191-210
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About this book

This book offers an overview of social media usage in Japan and describes its role in society during mid-level disruptions by natural disasters. Conceived during and after the Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated large portions of the north-eastern area of Japan, this volume addresses the links between Japanese civil society and the social media scene, using both traditional hypothesis testing, social surveys and large-scale big data analysis to provide insight into the development of an online community for connecting citizens. Considering the connection of civil society organizations, citizens and local governments through online communication, notably social media, and how to promote higher levels of citizen engagement in Japan, it offers solutions for a more prepared, resilient communication network among citizens in case of another large scale disaster.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Muneo Kaigo

About the editor

Muneo Kaigo is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. He was a Japanese ministry sponsored visiting scholar at Columbia University, US, from 2004 to 2005. His current research is centered on enhancing civil society and disaster preparedness through effective SNS usage development and on the positive and negative information aggregation and flows in cyberspace. He is the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre country representative for Japan.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Media and Civil Society in Japan

  • Editors: Muneo Kaigo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5095-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5094-7Published: 29 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5317-8Published: 13 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5095-4Published: 09 August 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 210

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Media Research, Social Media, Political Communication, Asian Culture

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