Diaspora and Disaster Japanese Outside Japan and the Triple Catastrophy of March 2011 Bernardi, Peter contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Besnier, Niko contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Martin, Ruth contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Niehaus, Andreas contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Niehaus, Andreas editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Tagsold, Christian contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Tagsold, Christian editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Teuwsen, Jutta contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Walravens, Tine contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Walter de Gruyter & Co text dictionary Electronic books. gw DE 2016 2016 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (118 pages). 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. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Diasporas: Communities of Practice, Economies of Affect -- Mourning for Whom and Why? 3/11 and the Japanese in Düsseldorf, Germany -- "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 -- 3/11 and the Japanese in London -- The Triple Disaster as an Opportunity to Feel Japanese Again in Hawaii -- Disaster, Donations, and Diaspora: The Response of the Japanese-Brazilian Community of São Paulo to the Triple Disaster of 2011 -- About the Authors specialized Christian Tagsold, Andreas Niehaus. In English. Disaster relief Japan Japanese Foreign coutries Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 Nuclear power plants Accidents Japan Fukushima-ken Disasters Social aspects Japan Fukushima Japan Japanese communities Triple Disaster diasporic civil society Secours aux victimes de catastrophes Japon Tremblement de terre et tsunami du Nord-Est, Japon, 2011 Centrales nucléaires Accidents Japon Fukushima (Ken) Catastrophes Aspect social Japon SOCIAL SCIENCE / General Disaster relief Disasters Social aspects Japanese Nuclear power plants Accidents Japan Japan Fukushima-ken Japan Tōhoku Region Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (Japan : 2011) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBb7vPwKrW8wGb9X67b 2011 fast Andreas Niehaus. Christian Tagsold. Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Japan. Japanese diaspora communities. Japanforschung. Jutta Teuwsen. Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung. Niko Besnier. Peter Bernardi. Ruth Martin. Tine Walravens. diaspora studies. disaster studies. HV555.J3 D53 2016 363.3480952 Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung ; 1 9783110720280 3110720280 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9783110720280 S2H 210225 20240212223702.4 in00004775684 eng