Japan Anime Cultural and Social Science Research on Japan, Demographic change, revitalisation of Japanese regions, diversity of the periphery, remigration, Furusato-zukuri, marriage migration, rural Japan, media construction, social reality, Anime Tourism, Iwami, Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, structural weakness, ageing, depopulation, bottom-up initiatives, top-down initiatives, homeland solidarity, post-colonial dependency, socio-economic disparities, traditional matsuri, grassroots initiatives, nostalgic place of retreat, suspended area, ghost village Identitätsbildung LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies Ländliche Region Manga Multikulturalismus Populärkultur Revitalisierung SOCIAL SCIENCE / General Strukturschwäche Visual-Kei hikikomori