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The Struggle Against Hate Groups in Japan: The Invisible Civil Society, Leftist Elites and Anti-Racism Groups

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  • Daiki SHIBUICHI

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The purpose of this article is three-fold: firstly, it explains how anti-racism groups, which oppose the overtly xenophobic and racist movements of Zaitokukai and similar hate groups, have emerged and developed. Secondly, it uses the example of anti-racism groups to illustrate how a meaningful advocacy movement can emerge in Japan from networks of ‘invisible civil society’. Thirdly, it shows how ‘leftist elites’ contribute to the advocacy movement by supplementing and enhancing resources provided by the invisible civil society. It thus argues that in Japan, to some extent, networks of the invisible civil society and the leftist elites have been taking over the role played by large and powerful advocacy groups in Western societies.

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  • Daiki SHIBUICHI, 2016. "The Struggle Against Hate Groups in Japan: The Invisible Civil Society, Leftist Elites and Anti-Racism Groups," Social Science Japan Journal, University of Tokyo and Oxford University Press, vol. 19(1), pages 71-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:sscijp:v:19:y:2016:i:1:p:71-83.
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    1. Ayaka LÖSCHKE, 2021. "Administrative Measures Against Far-Right Protesters: An Example of Japan’s Social Control [‘Kauntā kōdō no ichizuke’ (The positioning of counter-action)’]," Social Science Japan Journal, University of Tokyo and Oxford University Press, vol. 24(2), pages 289-309.

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