Post-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples of "middle-mass" society. Today, and since the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990's, the promises of Japan, Inc., seem far away.
Social Class in Contemporary Japan is the first single volume that traces the dynamics of social structure, institutional socialization and class culture through this turbulent period, all the way into the contemporary neoliberal moment. In an innovative multi-disciplinary approach...
Post-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples ...
Using Japan and France as case studies, this book argues that decentralization is fundamentally an 'oppositional' policy advocated by political parties in opposition, placed on the legislative agenda when they come to power, and pursued at times even when it ceases to make partisan sense to do so.
Using Japan and France as case studies, this book argues that decentralization is fundamentally an 'oppositional' policy advocated by political partie...
Chinese students are the largest international student population in the world, and Japan attracts more of them than any other country. Since the mid-1980s over 300 thousand Chinese have arrived in Japan and the majority of them enter Japan's labour market. This book investigates this educationally channelled labour migration.
Chinese students are the largest international student population in the world, and Japan attracts more of them than any other country. Since the mid-...
Ozawa IchirAi is one of the most important figures in Japanese politics, having held the positions of Chief Secretary of the Liberal Democrat Party and, after defection from the LDP, President of the Democratic Party of Japan. Ozawa has distinctive ideas that set him apart from the average Japanese politician, he believes in the concept of the independence of the individual, as opposed to the importance of the group, and as a policy entrepreneur he has had a huge impact on political change not only advocating but precipitating institutional change in a key political area -- the election...
Ozawa IchirAi is one of the most important figures in Japanese politics, having held the positions of Chief Secretary of the Liberal Democrat Party an...
Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting 'postwar' to be the years directly proceeding World War II. However, the contributors to this book take a unique approach to the concept of the postwar period and treat it as a network of time periods from the contemporary period.
Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting 'postwar' to be the years direct...
This text puts forth a sociology of Japanese youth problems showing that the Japanese media draw on an equally, if not more, perplexing gallery of social categories when it discusses youth than affluent Western societies.
This text puts forth a sociology of Japanese youth problems showing that the Japanese media draw on an equally, if not more, perplexing gallery of soc...
From the 1960s onwards, Japan's rapid economic growth coincided with remarkably smooth transitions from school to work and with internationally low levels of youth unemployment. However, this changed dramatically in the 1990s, and by the 2000s, youth employment came to be recognized as a serious concern requiring an immediate response. What shape did this response take? Japan's Emerging Youth Policy is the first book to investigate in detail how the state, experts, the media as well as youth workers have reacted to the troubling rise of youth joblessness in early 21st century Japan.
From the 1960s onwards, Japan's rapid economic growth coincided with remarkably smooth transitions from school to work and with internationally low le...
In the 1980s the performance of Japan s economy was an international success story, and led many economists to suggest that the 1990s would be a Japanese decade. Today, however, the dominant view is that Japan is inescapably on a downward slope. Rather than focusing on the evolution of the performance of Japanese capitalism, this book reflects on the changes that it has experienced over the past 30 years, and presents a comprehensive analysis of the great transformation of Japanese capitalism from the heights of the 1980s, through the lost decades of the 1990s, and well into the 21st...
In the 1980s the performance of Japan s economy was an international success story, and led many economists to suggest that the 1990s would be a Ja...
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a record breaking magnitude 9 earthquake and a tsunami that was as high as 38 meters in some places, it was compounded by a nuclear meltdown. This enormous tragedy, claiming some 24,000 lives, and displacing more than 500,000 people initially, exceeds the disaster preparedness of Japan.
This book brings together the analysis and insights of a group of distinguished experts on Japan to examine what happened, how various institutions and actors responded and...
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a record breakin...
