Yoko Demelius
Biographic Data
| ID | 643418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yoko Demelius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yoko |
| FAMILY NAME | Demelius |
| SIGNATURE | DEMELIUS Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turku |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3115-2731 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inbōron: Minshushugi o Yurugasu Mekanizumu (Conspiracy Theories: The Mechanism That Shakes Democracy)
Technologies of the YouTuber self: Digital vigilantism, masculinities and attention economy in neoliberal Japan
This paper investigates YouTube vigilantism in contemporary Japan. While studies have discussed the relationship between vigilantism and the public police and technology’s role in the weaponisation of visibility, attempts to explain the rise of such activities from the perspectives of identity and culture have been scarce. The present study addresses this by exploring vigilante YouTubers in contemporary Japan who share footage of the exposure and…
Ririchan the “Grantee Gal: Post-Feminism, Social Media, and the Celebrification of a Female Fraudster in Neoliberal Japan
This research note explores an iconic female fraudster, who achieved celebrity criminal status with a substantial fanbase, by analyzing her status as an empowering female figure and the sociocultural context in contemporary Japan. In due course, we attempt to fill the notable research gap regarding the phenomenon of a female fraudster becoming a “celebrity criminal” from a post-feminist perspective. By analyzing online and interview materials, th…
Conspiracy theories and the Covid-19 pandemic in Japan: The rise, radicalization, and fall (?) of YamatoQ-kai
This article investigates how conspiracy theories, spirituality, and resistance against pandemic-mitigation measures became intertwined during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Japan. Utilizing selected concepts from social movement theories (SMT), this case study-driven exploratory analysis focuses on the activities of YamatoQ-kai, a civil society organization that originated in a group of conspiracy-theory influencers and whose …
Seduction of far-right actions: A pathway to an authentic self
Far-right civil movements have emerged as a significant predicament in numerous regions worldwide. Despite abundant research on the tactics employed by far-right groups to instil ideologies, behaviours and sentiments in their followers, such as street demonstrations, investigations into the meaning-making of far-right actions in relation to the trajectories of the participants’ lives remain scarce. The present study uses the analytical tool propo…
Thinking through Community Spirit: Zainichi Koreans in Post-Korean Wave Japanese Communities
This article explores the notion of ‘community spirit’ as it occurs in the discourse of community development (machizukuri) in the context of a society characterised by multicultural coexistence (tabunka kyōsei). It does so by examining multigenerational Korean residents’ integration in post-Korean Wave Japan. Despite the recognised deficiencies in Japan’s attempt to accommodate ethnic diversity in line with the government’s vision of multicultur…
Multiculturalism in a “homogeneous” society from the perspectives of an intercultural event in Japan
In this paper, I demonstrate how long-term multigenerational minorities and Japanese residents engage in the current socio-political discourse of “multicultural coexistence” society (tabunkakyōsei shakai), which had not previously been integral to the vocabulary of national rhetoric in Japan until the 2000s. I argue that the lack of clear definition and goals of multicultural coexistence by the current Japanese government generates obstacles in t…
Stories of Kimchi and Zainichi Koreans in Japan
Technologies of the YouTuber self: Digital vigilantism, masculinities and attention economy in neoliberal Japan
This paper investigates YouTube vigilantism in contemporary Japan. While studies have discussed the relationship between vigilantism and the public police and technology’s role in the weaponisation of visibility, attempts to explain the rise of such activities from the perspectives of identity and culture have been scarce. The present study addresses this by exploring vigilante YouTubers in contemporary Japan who share footage of the exposure and…
Seduction of far-right actions: A pathway to an authentic self
Far-right civil movements have emerged as a significant predicament in numerous regions worldwide. Despite abundant research on the tactics employed by far-right groups to instil ideologies, behaviours and sentiments in their followers, such as street demonstrations, investigations into the meaning-making of far-right actions in relation to the trajectories of the participants’ lives remain scarce. The present study uses the analytical tool propo…
Stories of Kimchi and Zainichi Koreans in Japan
Multiculturalism in a “homogeneous” society from the perspectives of an intercultural event in Japan
In this paper, I demonstrate how long-term multigenerational minorities and Japanese residents engage in the current socio-political discourse of “multicultural coexistence” society (tabunkakyōsei shakai), which had not previously been integral to the vocabulary of national rhetoric in Japan until the 2000s. I argue that the lack of clear definition and goals of multicultural coexistence by the current Japanese government generates obstacles in t…
Thinking through Community Spirit: Zainichi Koreans in Post-Korean Wave Japanese Communities
This article explores the notion of ‘community spirit’ as it occurs in the discourse of community development (machizukuri) in the context of a society characterised by multicultural coexistence (tabunka kyōsei). It does so by examining multigenerational Korean residents’ integration in post-Korean Wave Japan. Despite the recognised deficiencies in Japan’s attempt to accommodate ethnic diversity in line with the government’s vision of multicultur…
Conspiracy theories and the Covid-19 pandemic in Japan: The rise, radicalization, and fall (?) of YamatoQ-kai
This article investigates how conspiracy theories, spirituality, and resistance against pandemic-mitigation measures became intertwined during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Japan. Utilizing selected concepts from social movement theories (SMT), this case study-driven exploratory analysis focuses on the activities of YamatoQ-kai, a civil society organization that originated in a group of conspiracy-theory influencers and whose …
Seduction of far-right actions: A pathway to an authentic self
Far-right civil movements have emerged as a significant predicament in numerous regions worldwide. Despite abundant research on the tactics employed by far-right groups to instil ideologies, behaviours and sentiments in their followers, such as street demonstrations, investigations into the meaning-making of far-right actions in relation to the trajectories of the participants’ lives remain scarce. The present study uses the analytical tool propo…
Inbōron: Minshushugi o Yurugasu Mekanizumu (Conspiracy Theories: The Mechanism That Shakes Democracy)
Technologies of the YouTuber self: Digital vigilantism, masculinities and attention economy in neoliberal Japan
This paper investigates YouTube vigilantism in contemporary Japan. While studies have discussed the relationship between vigilantism and the public police and technology’s role in the weaponisation of visibility, attempts to explain the rise of such activities from the perspectives of identity and culture have been scarce. The present study addresses this by exploring vigilante YouTubers in contemporary Japan who share footage of the exposure and…
Ririchan the “Grantee Gal: Post-Feminism, Social Media, and the Celebrification of a Female Fraudster in Neoliberal Japan
This research note explores an iconic female fraudster, who achieved celebrity criminal status with a substantial fanbase, by analyzing her status as an empowering female figure and the sociocultural context in contemporary Japan. In due course, we attempt to fill the notable research gap regarding the phenomenon of a female fraudster becoming a “celebrity criminal” from a post-feminist perspective. By analyzing online and interview materials, th…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 works)