Environmental disasters or other large-scale disruptive events often trigger the emergence of social movements demanding social and/or political change. This st

Following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, tsunamis engulfed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant located on Japan's Pacific Coast, leadi

This open access book presents the findings from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushim

This book analyzes the impact of the Fukushima disaster on civil society in Japan with particular attention to the anti-nuclear movement, focusing on its develo

The triple disaster that struck Japan in March 2011 forced people living there to confront new risks in their lives. Despite the Japanese government’s reassur