Format:
29 Seiten
ISBN:
978-3-86205-955-3
Content:
Rightwing Populism in Japan: Analysis of Japanese Blogs regarding the Nippon Ishin no Kai In recent years, populist movements have gained massive support in various parts of the world. In Japan, the rightwing populist party Nippon Ishin no Kai became the third strongest force in the 2012 national elections, just months after their formation. Party leaders Tōru Hashimoto and Shintarō Ishihara were able to benefit from the rising mistrust and disappointment in political leaders, and so Nippon Ishin no Kai became a political alternative and a threat to established parties. In the course of their careers, the two leaders have gained particular media attention by releasing several highly controversial statements concerning Japanese security policy as well as foreign relations within East Asia. As a result, Tōru Hashimoto and Shintarō Ishihara have become highly polarizing figures. While recent studies on populism in Japan focus on the electoral success and populist agenda of Hashimoto and Ishihara, the following essay shall attempt to analyze the public debate around the Nippon Ishin no Kai and its leaders. By analyzing topics and characteristics of the debate held on Japanese blog servers using the digital analysis tool TopicExplorer, this essay will show how this populist agenda has influenced discourse in the Japanese blog scene. This shall clarify the central topics and elements of public discourse.
In:
Japan 2018, 2018, (2018), Seite 41-69, 978-3-86205-955-3
In:
year:2018
In:
pages:41-69
Language:
German
Keywords:
Nippon Ishin no Kai
;
Rezeption
;
Weblog
;
Debatte
DOI:
10.48796/20230705-011
URN:
urn:nbn:de:0308-20230705-011-7
