Diaspora and Disaster: Japanese Outside Japan and the Triple Catastrophy of March 2011

Open Access Published by düsseldorf university press 2016

Diaspora and Disaster

Japanese Outside Japan and the Triple Catastrophy of March 2011

Edited by: Andreas Niehaus and Christian Tagsold

Volume 1 in the series Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110720280

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On March 11, 2011 the North-East of Japan was hit by a massive magnitude 9 earthquake. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that destroyed farmland, cities, factories and the infrastructure of the coastal regions and also caused the nuclear meltdowns in the Fukushima Daiichi Powerplant. In media as well as in research the disaster was perceived as a national catastrophe, overlooking itstransnational character. Japanese diasporic communities worldwide organized support and fundraising events to support the devastated regions and thus showed their solidarity with the homeland. In both transient and permanent Japanese communities being active often became a means to overcome the global, local and personal shockwave of the catastrophe and overcome feelings of insecurity. Yet, the broad variety of activities also furthered diasporic civil society and helped to integrate members of Japanese communities more into the surrounding society. By bringing together disaster studies and diaspora studies and analyzing the reactions of Japanese transient and permanent communities in Ghent, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Sao Paulo, Honolulu and London following the Triple Disaster, this volume will help to get a better understanding of how catastrophes effect diasporic communities.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
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Introduction Diaspora and Disaster 3/11 as a Starting Point of Connecting both Fields of Research Open Access Download PDF	7
Diasporas: Communities of Practice, Economies of Affect Niko Besnier Open Access Download PDF	13
Mourning for Whom and Why? 3/11 and the Japanese in Düsseldorf, Germany Christian Tagsold Open Access Download PDF	23
“Even if it is Just a Little Help for the Victims from the Distant Belgium”: Japanese Nationals in Belgium and the 3/11 Triple Disaster Andreas Niehaus and Tine Walravens Open Access Download PDF	37
3/11 and the Japanese in London Ruth Martin Open Access Download PDF	61
The Triple Disaster as an Opportunity to Feel Japanese Again in Hawaii Jutta Teuwsen Open Access Download PDF	85
Disaster, Donations, and Diaspora: The Response of the Japanese-Brazilian Community of São Paulo to the Triple Disaster of 2011 Peter Bernardi Open Access Download PDF	97
About the Authors Open Access Download PDF	116

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Language: English
Publisher: düsseldorf university press
Pages
- Main content: 118
Keywords: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung; Japanforschung; disaster studies; diaspora studies; Japan; Japanese diaspora communities; Andreas Niehaus; Christian Tagsold; Niko Besnier; Tine Walravens; Ruth Martin; Jutta Teuwsen; Peter Bernardi

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Published: July 25, 2016
ISBN: 9783110720280

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Published: July 25, 2016
ISBN: 9783957580054