Social Media and Civil Society in Japan

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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: The Japanese Internet Environment; Nigate-Ishiki: Avoiding Computers and the Internet in Japan; Media Access: Digital Skills and Smartphones in Japan; Infection: Viral Contagion Through Sharing Files over the Internet; Offensive and Harmful Content, Regulation in Japan and the Internet; Early Social Media in Japan and Aggregators; References; Chapter 2: Social Media in Japan and the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake; Web 2.0 and Social Media in Japan

The Great East Japan Earthquake: A Recount of Events in Tsukuba, IbarakiTwitter in Japan, Social Capital and the Great East Japan Earthquake; Social Support: Information Through Twitter During Emergency Situations; Interview with Tsukuba City Twitter Manager; Twitter and Rumors During Disasters; Social Media and Information of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident; Crisis Communication, Social Media and Trust in Government and Mass Media; References; Chapter 3: Japanese Local Government Facebook Profiles; Political Participation Through Social Media

Political and Civic Participation, Civic Engagement and the Internet, and Social Networking Services (SNS)Political Participation and Civic Participation Through SNS in Japan; Objective of the Study in This Chapter; Methodology; Data Analysis Method; Results: Text Frequency and Co-occurrence Network; Analytical Results of Policy Area; Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Civil Society, Social Media and Facebook Usage by Local Governments: Birth of the Tsukuba Study and the Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square; The Need for Connecting Citizens and Local Governments in Japan

Social Capital, Media, Design, Community and Civic ParticipationThe Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square Experiment; Comparison with Other Social Networking Services in Ibaraki; Analysis of Posts on the "Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square"; Social Capital Through Updates; The May 6, 2012, Tsukuba Tornado (Tsukuba, Ibaraki); Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square and the Tornado; Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square Experimental Period; References; Chapter 5: Promotion and Care of Online Communities: Necessary Elements for a Self-Sustainable Online Facebook Community

Challenges in SNS Usage by Japanese Local GovernmentsResources and Skills for Operation; Red Tape; The Organization and Management of the Tsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square; Interviews; Do Advertisements Actually Decrease Online Activity?; Time Series Analysis: The Relationship Between Ads on Facebook and Engagement; Social Network Analysis: The Relationship Between Ads and the Network; Relationship Between Ads on Facebook and Engagement; The Relationship Between Ads and the Network; Summary of Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Who Leads Advocacy Through Social Media in Japan?

What Is Advocacy and Why Is It Important?

Includes bibliographies and index.

This book offers an overview of social media usage in Japan and describes its role in society during mid-level disruptions by natural disasters. Conceived during and after the Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated large portions of the north-eastern area of Japan, this volume addresses the links between Japanese civil society and the social media scene, using both traditional hypothesis testing, social surveys and large-scale big data analysis to provide insight into the development of an online community for connecting citizens. Considering the connection of civil society organizations, citizens and local governments through online communication, notably social media, and how to promote higher levels of citizen engagement in Japan, it offers solutions for a more prepared, resilient communication network among citizens in case of another large scale disaster.

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