Abstract
This chapter explores Japanese transnational movements opposing the relocation of polluting Japanese industries to countries throughout East Asia. The chapter begins with an analysis of the important Conference of Asians in 1974 which brought together Asian activists in Tokyo to discuss instances of environmental pollution and violations of human rights throughout East Asia. The chapter then explores four case studies involving transnational movements opposing so-called “pollution export” to South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines. Although these movements met with mixed success, the attention they brought to Japanese corporate transgressions abroad meant that relocation of polluting industries became more and more difficult thereafter. These transnational mobilizations also offered Japanese activists a unique opportunity to put their domestic struggles in context and to question their sense of victimhood.
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