The Fukushima nuclear accident and Japan’s civil society: Context, reactions, and policy impacts

摘要: The Fukushima nuclear accident raised important questions concerning Japan’s civil society: first, what was the role of society prior to accident; second, were society’s reactions third, impact has had on policies following accident. Focusing societal, organizational, and local community-level activities, this article explores these analyzing documents news clippings pertinent accident, participant observations protest a comparative analysis with Germany’s policy shift. relative weakness provided context for After however, energetic citizen protests became frequent. structures around which public demonstrations organized changed substantially over time. Civil begun influence policy, is fostering deeper discourse, while advancing proposals.