Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, Japan has seen a significant revival in its social activism. Large-scale social movements sprang up in response to such issues as denuclearization, proposed new US military bases in Okinawa, and the
Post-political uncertainties: Governing nuclear controversies in post-Fukushima Japan
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- Social Studies of Science
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- 2020
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- English
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- 22
- Series
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