Citation

Stalker N. Jpn. Stud. 2006; 26(2): 153-170.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10371390600883552

PMID

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Abstract

In June 1924 popular protests over the US Immigration Exclusion Law erupted throughout Japan as individuals and groups mobilized to express their anger and resentment in a brief but potent wave of anti-Americanism. This paper traces several forms of popular protests and examines the reasons behind anti-American hysteria. I place the protests within the larger 'dispute culture' that arose under pre-war imperial democracy and identify how specific individuals and groups, especially the media, encouraged popular protest in order to further their own self-interests. © 2006, Japanese Studies Association of Australia.

Language: en