Social Media and Civil Society in Japan

1. The Japanese
Internet
Environment
Muneo Kaigo

2.
Social Media
in Japan
and theGreat Eastern Japan Earthquake

Muneo Kaigo

3.
Japanese
Local Government Facebook
Profiles
Sae Okura, Muneo Kaigo

4.
Civil Society
, Social Media
and Facebook
Usage by Local Governments
: Birth of theTsukuba
Study

and theTsukuba Civic Activities Cyber-Square

Muneo Kaigo, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki

5. Promotion and Care of Online Communities: Necessary Elements for aSelf-Sustainable Online Facebook
Community
Muneo Kaigo, Sae Okura

6. Who Leads Advocacy Through Social Media in Japan
?
Sae Okura, Muneo Kaigo

7. Conclusion
Muneo Kaigo, Sae Okura

Keywords: Social Sciences, Media Research, Social Media, Political Communication, Asian Culture