Akihiro Ogawa is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan (2015) and the co-editor of New Frontiers in Japanese Studies (2020).

"The book's strengths lie in Ogawa's deep subject expertise, detailed descriptions of nuclear power institutions, and firsthand accounts of conferences, meetings, and field research." —Daniel Aldrich, Connections --- "[Antinuclear Citizens] undoubtedly makes a significant contribution to the study of post-Fukushima activism.... Ogawa's dedication to collecting and connecting the narratives of various types of anti-nuclear citizens is both impressive and inspiring." —Ayaka Löschke, Pacific Affairs --- "Antinuclear Citizens is a significant addition to works already published on the Fukushima crisis. The book deserves a wide readership given its use of first-hand fieldwork and interviews. Educators will find it can be used effectively for peace studies teaching." —David Palmer, Journal of Peace Education --- "[Ogawa] explicitly rejects being an objective observer of the antinuclear movement that is the subject of his book. In so doing, he sheds interesting light on contemporary Japanese society.... [T]his book provides a new way to view the contributions of civil society activists to government accountability and nuclear policy in Japan. Recommended." —M. D. Ericson, CHOICE --- "Antinuclear Citizens wonderfully illuminates the struggles and successes of Japanese antinuclear activists in an analysis that is multifaceted and boundaryless." —Paul Rubinson, H-Environment --- "Describing himself as an 'action-oriented social anthropologist', Akihiro Ogawa draws on the experience of what he calls 'anti-nuclear citizens' to show how civil society organisations provide new and effective forms of accountability, innovation and public governance in post-Fukushima Japan. In doing so, he casts an interesting light not only on contemporary Japanese society but also on how anthropologists can interact with their subject matter that may shock some of those who believe that non-involvement is the only way for ethnographers to retain an objective lens." —Roger Goodman, University of Oxford --- "What does Japanese civil society really think about Japan's nuclear energy policy after 3/11? There are many suggestions to be learned from this Antinuclear Citizens' approach to Japan's nuclear energy policy and ambiguous civil society. This action narrative analysis by a leading scholar of Japanese civil society should be read by many scholars of Japan studies." —Yuichi Sekiya, University of Tokyo