"A welcome addition to any reading list for those interested in contemporary Japanese society."
- Roger Goodman, Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Society, University of Oxford

"I know no better book for an accessible and up-to-date introduction to this complex subject than The SAGE Handbook of Modern Japan Studies."
- Hiroko Takeda, Associate Professor, Organization for Global Japanese Studies, University of Tokyo

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