David H. Slater is professor of cultural anthropology and Japanese studies at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
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3.11 Politics in Disaster Japan, Ten Years Later: Introduction
On March 11, 2011, the largest recorded earthquake in Japan’s history rocked the country. Within minutes, a tsunami that reached thirty meters in places was hea... More
Reterritorialization of the Nuclear Village
The dispersal of radiation did not produce the sort of death or illness that many feared, although the long-term effects of radiation are still largely unknown.... More
3.11 Politics in Disaster Japan: Ten Years Later
In July 2011, three months after the Tohoku tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor destabilization, we published the first Hot Spot series on the Society for Cu... More
Neoliberal Radio/Activity and Contagion
Radiation as a sort of contagion is doing a number of things here in Japan—some old and familiar; others quite new. Ritual pollution is well-known in Japan, poi... More
3.11 Politics in Disaster Japan: Fear and Anger, Possibility and Hope
On March 11, 2011, the largest recorded earthquake in Japan’s history rocked the country. Within minutes, a tsunami that reached thirty meters in places was hea... More