03349namaa2200457uu 4500 doab112285 oapen 20260305123952.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 230808s2023 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003307662 9781003307662 9781032310237 9781032310244 10.4324/9781003307662 doi oapen oapen eng dc GTB bicssc JFFE2 bicssc JFFK bicssc O'Mochain, Robert aut Sexual Abuse and Education in Japan In the (Inter)National Shadows Taylor & Francis 2023 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Bringing together two voices, practice and theory, in a collaboration that emerges from lived experience and structured reflection upon that experience, O'Mochain and Ueno show how entrenched discursive forces exert immense influence in Japanese society and how they might be most effectively challenged. With a psychosocial framework that draws insights from feminism, sociology, international studies, and political psychology, the authors pinpoint the motivations of the nativist right and reflect on the change of conditions that is necessary to end cultures of impunity for perpetrators of sexual abuse in Japan. Evaluating the value of the #MeToo model of activism, the authors offer insights that will encourage victims to come out of the shadows, pursue justice, and help transform Japan's sense of identity both at home and abroad. Ueno, a female Japanese educator and O'Mochain, a non-Japanese male academic, examine the nature of sexual abuse problems both in educational contexts and in society at large through the use of surveys, interviews, and engagement with an eclectic range of academic literature. They identify the groups within society who offer the least support for women who pursue justice against perpetrators of sexual abuse. They also ask if far-right ideological extremists are fixated with proving that so called "comfort women" are higaisha-buru or "fake victims." Japan would have much to gain on the international stage were it to fully acknowledge historical crimes of sexual violence, yet it continues to refuse to do so. O'Mochain and Ueno shed light on this puzzling refusal through recourse to the concepts of 'international status anxiety' and 'male hysteria.' An insightful read for scholars of Japanese society, especially those concerned about its treatment of women. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Feminism & feminist theory bicssc Regional studies bicssc Sexual abuse & harassment bicssc MeToo; Comfort Women; Nationalism; Sexual Harassment; Toxic Masculinity; Misogyny; higaisha-buru; status anxiety; male hysteria; nativism Ueno, Yuki aut DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/112285 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93154 93154