Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in Twenty-first Century Japan

History

Kingston, Jeff

Asia

Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan (Asia's Transformations)

The 1990s have been termed as 'Japan's lost decade' to describe how the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy ground to a halt and the country was crippled by enormous and ongoing political, economic and social problems. In responding to these unprecedented difficulties, wide-ranging reforms have been adopted including NPO, information disclosure and judicial reform legislation. Controversially, this book argues that such reforms are creating a more robust civil society and demonstrate that Japan is far more dynamic than is generally recognized.

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Routledge

The 1990s have been termed as 'Japan's lost decade' to describe how the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy ground to a halt and the country was crippled by enormous and ongoing political, economic and social problems. In responding to these unprecedented difficulties, wide-ranging reforms have been adopted including NPO, information disclosure and judicial reform legislation. Controversially, this book argues that such reforms are creating a more robust civil society and demonstrate that Japan is far more dynamic than is generally recognized.

Nationalism in Asia: A History Since 1945

Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea.  Explores the ways in which nationalism is expressed, embraced, challenged, and resisted in contemporary China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach Provides an important trans-national and trans-regional analysis by looking at five countries  that span Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia Features comparative analysis of identity politics, democracy, economic policy, nation branding, sports, shared trauma, memory and culture wars, territorial disputes, national security and minorities Offers an accessible, thematic narrative written for non-specialists, including a detailed and up-to-date bibliography Gives readers an in-depth understanding of the ramifications of nationalism in these countries for the future of Asia

Wiley/Blackwell

Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. <ul>
<li>Explores the ways in which nationalism is expressed, embraced, challenged, and resisted in contemporary China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach</li> <li>Provides an important trans-national and trans-regional analysis by looking at five countries that span Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia</li> <li>Features comparative analysis of identity politics, democracy, economic policy, nation branding, sports, shared trauma, memory and culture wars, territorial disputes, national security and minorities</li> <li>Offers an accessible, thematic narrative written for non-specialists, including a detailed and up-to-date bibliography</li> <li>Gives readers an in-depth understanding of the ramifications of nationalism in these countries for the future of Asia</li> </ul>

Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

This new and fully updated second edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary textbook written by leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Students will gain the analytical insights and information necessary to assess the challenges that confront the Japanese people, policymakers and private and public-sector institutions in Japan today. 
Featuring a comprehensive analysis of key debates and issues confronting Japan, issues covered include: 
A rapidly aging society and changing employment system 
Nuclear and renewable energy policy 
Gender discrimination 
Immigration and ethnic minorities 
Post-3/11 tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown developments 
Sino-Japanese relations 
An essential reference work for students of contemporary Japan, it is also an invaluable source for a variety of courses, including comparative politics, anthropology, public policy and international relations.

This new and fully updated second edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary textbook written by leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Students will gain the analytical insights and information necessary to assess the challenges that confront the Japanese people, policymakers and private and public-sector institutions in Japan today. Featuring a comprehensive analysis of key debates and issues confronting Japan, issues covered include: <ul>
<li>A rapidly aging society and changing employment system</li> <li>Nuclear and renewable energy policy</li> <li>Gender discrimination</li> <li>Immigration and ethnic minorities</li> <li>Post-3/11 tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown developments</li> <li>Sino-Japanese relations</li> </ul>
An essential reference work for students of contemporary Japan, it is also an invaluable source for a variety of courses, including comparative politics, anthropology, public policy and international relations.

Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change Since the 1980s

The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown. 
<ul>
<li>Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami</li> <li>Shows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happen</li> <li>Includes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis</li> <li>Analyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', why jobs and families are less stable, environmental policies, immigration, the aging society, the US alliance, the imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs</li> <li>Authoritative coverage of Japanese history over the last two decades, one of the country's most tumultuous periods</li> </ul>

Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s

Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan

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Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in Twenty-first Century Japan

Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan (Asia's Transformations)

Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan (Asia's Transformations)

Nationalism in Asia: A History Since 1945

Nationalism in Asia: A History Since 1945

Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change Since the 1980s

Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s

Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan