Civic engagement is a concept of action that has become part of common vocabulary, not only in the West but also in many other regions of the world as well. A g

This book explores social movements and political activism in contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident marks a decisive moment, whic

Despite reduced incomes, diminished opportunities for education, and the psychological trauma of defeat, Japan experienced a rapid rise in civic engagement in t

Promising Practices explores the ways women’s participation in contemporary Japanese religious civic organizations can work as a gateway toward participatory