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The Other "Post-1968": A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Resurgence of the Conservatives in Japan's Long 1960s
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Abstract Economic growth in the 1960s prompted a massive internal migration from provincial to metropolitan areas in Japan. This migration and urbanisation led to the rise of social movements and a decline in the percentage of votes for the ruling conservative LDP party. In response, the government introduce... view more
Economic growth in the 1960s prompted a massive internal migration from provincial to metropolitan areas in Japan. This migration and urbanisation led to the rise of social movements and a decline in the percentage of votes for the ruling conservative LDP party. In response, the government introduced an industrial dispersal policy, shifting factories from metropolitan to provincial areas. Additionally, in 1971, the government started the "Model Community Project", which strengthened local resident organisations that cooperated with local administrations and the conservative party. This reorganisation of the citizenry became the social background for the containment of social movements and the conservative resurgence of politics. This combinationof industry dispersion and reorganisation of the citizenry, resulting in the conservative resurgence, characterised "the long 1960s" in Japan.... view less
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Japan; LDP; Long 1960s; 1968; internal migration; industry dispersion; neighbourhood associations (NHA)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 229-252
Journal
International Quarterly for Asian Studies (IQAS), 52 (2021) 3-4
Issue topic
The Long 1960s in Asia
ISSN
2566-6878
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0