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Freedom of the press --- J0960.90 --- J4126 --- Japan: Journalism -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- media and (mass) communications

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How is the relationship between the Japanese state and Japanese society mediated by the press? Does the pervasive system of press clubs, and the regulations underlying them, alter or even censor the way news is reported in Japan? Who benefits from the press club system? And who loses? Here Laurie Anne Freeman examines the subtle, highly interconnected relationship between journalists and news sources in Japan. Beginning with a historical overview of the relationship between the press, politics, and the public, she describes how Japanese press clubs act as "information cartels," limiting competition among news organizations and rigidly structuring relations through strict rules and sanctions. She also shows how the web of interrelations extends into, and is reinforced by, media industry associations and business groups (keiretsu). Political news and information are conveyed to the public in Japan, but because of institutional constraints, they are conveyed in a highly delimited fashion that narrows the range of societal inquiry into the political process. Closing the Shop shows us how the press system in Japan serves as neither a watchdog nor a lapdog. Nor does the state directly control the press in ways Westerners might think of as censorship. The level of interconnectedness, through both official and unofficial channels, helps set the agenda and terms of political debate in Japan's mass media to an extent that is unimaginable to many in the United States and other advanced industrial democracies. This fascinating look at Japan's information cartels provides a critical but often overlooked explanation for the overall power and autonomy enjoyed by the Japanese state.

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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.

J4015 --- J4126 --- J4000.90 --- Japan: Social sciences in general -- right wing socio-political and socio-economic movements --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- media and (mass) communications --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- E-books --- Right-wing extremists --- Far-right extremists --- Radicals --- National movements --- Mass communications --- Japan

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Press and politics --- Tanaka, Kakuei, --- Japan --- Japon --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- J0961 --- J0960 --- J4126 --- -Japan --- -Politics and the press --- Press --- Advertising, Political --- Government and the press --- Journalism --- Japan: Journalism -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- Japan: Journalism -- general and history --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- media and (mass) communications --- -Political aspects --- Political aspects --- Tanaka, Kakuei --- -Japan: Journalism -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- -Tanaka, Kakuei --- Politics and the press

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The Japanese economy is the second largest in the world and is becoming once more one of the most competitive. Despite the stagnation and deflation experienced during the 1990s, Japan has progressively become more aware of the need to be a global player, in particular under the radical administration of former Prime Minister Koizumi. A vigorous approach to intellectual property borrowed from the US and Europe, stressing the importance of innovation, assisted in kick-starting the Japanese economy again and has sustained its increasingly high performance. This book examines how Japan has used

J0901 --- J4126 --- J4757 --- J4301 --- J4300.90 --- Intellectual property --- -Intellectual property --- IP (Intellectual property) --- Proprietary rights --- Rights, Proprietary --- Intangible property --- Japan: Information science and management -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- media and (mass) communications --- Japan: Law and jurisprudence -- commercial law -- copyright and intellectual property --- Japan: Economy and industry -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- Japan: Economy and industry -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Economic aspects --- -Law and legislation --- Japan --- Economic policy --- Law and legislation