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Japan's Structural Reproduction of Climate Skepticism (How Doubt Circulates)
Despite an established scientific consensus, climate change skepticism continues to take root in Japan's media and public discourse. This phenomenon is not a product of individual ignorance but of structural mechanisms that circulate doubt. This article applies the agnotological framework to analyze the circuits through which skepticism is reproduced in Japan.
What Is Agnotology? — How Manufactured Ignorance Corrodes Society
An introduction to agnotology (the study of ignorance) and its three typologies. From Big Tobacco's 'Doubt is our product' memo to ExxonMobil's climate denial and AI-era deepfakes — analyzing the structure of deliberately manufactured ignorance and data-driven countermeasures.
From 'Sexy Tanaka-san' to 'Manga One' — The Structural Governance Failures Shogakukan Reveals About Japan's Publishing Industry
In January 2024, manga creator Hinako Ashihara died. In 2026, Shogakukan's Manga One was found to have re-hired a convicted manga artist under a pseudonym. Analyzing recurring governance failures through moral rights waivers, 'telephone game' structures, and the Freelance Protection Act.