Internet-mediated Conservative Activism in Japan and the United States

• Project/Area Number: 17K13861
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Hall Jeffrey 早稲田大学, 地域・地域間研究機構, 次席研究員(研究院講師) (10757420)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: activism / sociology / internet / politics / nationalism / hate speech / censorship / social media / 社会学 / 政治学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Data gathered and analyzed as part of this research project has been presented at international conferences and workshops. I also published a book (Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age, Routledge, UK, 2021) and an international journal article.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This research contributed to greater understanding of conservative and nationalist activism. The findings of this research were published internationally, as a book and open-access journal article (which is available online for free).

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Japan’s Right-wing YouTubers: Finding a Niche in an Environment of Increased Censorship (2018)
  • Author(s): Hall Jeffrey James
  • Journal Title: Asia Review Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 315-347
  • DOI: 10.24987/snuacar.2018.08.8.1.315
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] “Anonymous Collective Action Against Online Hate in Japan and its Impact on Right Wing Youtubers” (2019)
  • Author(s): HALL, Jeffrey James
  • Organizer: 12th Annual Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Conference, Lund, Sweden
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] "Japanese Far-Right Nationalism, Top-Down Activism, and the Internet: Moderation and Survivability" (2019)
  • Author(s): HALL, Jeffrey James
  • Organizer: National Identities and the Youth in East Asia Popular Culture, Political Mobilisation, and Digital Spaces Workshop, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels
• [Presentation] Japan's Right-wing YouTubers: Finding a Niche in an Environment of Increased Censorship (2018)
  • Author(s): Jeffrey Hall
  • Organizer: The International Workshop for Hate Speech in Asia and Europe
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age (2021)
  • Author(s): Jeffrey J. Hall
  • Total Pages: 209
  • Publisher: Routledge