Japanese Studies

This bibliography, first published in 1988, consists of annotated entries of monographs and journal articles published in English that discuss socio-economic aspects of Japanese society as well as the general and economic dynamics of United States-Japan trade relations. Emphasis is on the Japanese p..

Understanding Japanese Saving holds key lessons for Western nations undergoing similar demographic transformations as well as developing countries looking to establish public savings institutions...

The fourth edition of Understanding Japanese Society provides the reader with an up-to-date introduction to all aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society, presenting the basic principles of how Japanese society works and has developed. Joy Hendry makes sense of the changing political aren..

The fourth edition of Understanding Japanese Society provides the reader with an up-to-date introduction to all aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society, presenting the basic principles of how Japanese society works and has developed. Joy Hendry makes sense of the changing political aren..

This book aims to answer the question of why many women remain single in Japan, based on life history interview research conducted in Japan. It argues that singlehood increased in Japan due largely to structural barriers and culture, which have caused many women to drift into singlehood. From interv..

This book aims to answer the question of why many women remain single in Japan, based on life history interview research conducted in Japan. It argues that singlehood increased in Japan due largely to structural barriers and culture, which have caused many women to drift into singlehood. From interv..

Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kobe and Kyoto, this book examines the potential of civil society in contemporary plann..

This book explores the notion of distributive justice and waste management, using the in-ward waste disposal (IWWD) policy in Tokyo as a lens in which the policy, politics and technology of waste management in a large city can be examined. This book plots the rise and fall of IWWD and provides alter..