Scholars often use the term structural corruption when discussing modern Japan's political system--a system that forces politicians to exchange favors with businessmen in return for funds to finance their political careers. Scholars argue that the origins of corruption can be found in the iron triangles formed by politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen during the postwar era or during the Pacific War years.
In this examination of malfeasance in Japanese public office, Richard Mitchell systematically surveys political bribery in Japan's historical and cultural contexts from...
Scholars often use the term structural corruption when discussing modern Japan's political system--a system that forces politicians to exchange fav...
