Japanese Politics

_x005F_x000D_ Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan draws on a strong body of empirical data derived from the first national survey of neighborhood associations carried out in 2007 and provides a multifaceted empirical portrait of Japan’s neighborhood associations. It examines how ..

This book examines the political goals, behaviour, methods and practices of Ozawa Ichiro, and in doing so, provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of Japanese politics. It explores Ozawa’s paradoxical and conflicting contributions in terms of two contrasting models of ‘old’ and ‘new’ p..

This book examines the political goals, behaviour, methods and practices of Ozawa Ichiro, and in doing so, provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of Japanese politics. It explores Ozawa’s paradoxical and conflicting contributions in terms of two contrasting models of ‘old’ and ‘new’ p..

This book examines the political goals, behaviour, methods and practices of Ozawa Ichiro, and in doing so, provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of Japanese politics. It explores Ozawa’s paradoxical and conflicting contributions in terms of two contrasting models of ‘old’ and ‘new’ p..

What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in Japan’s relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Past and present Japanese prime ministers reacted differently to China's pressure on this issue. To explain this variation, this book presents an alternative interpretation of Japan..

What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in Japan’s relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Past and present Japanese prime ministers reacted differently to China's pressure on this issue. To explain this variation, this book presents an alternative interpretation of Japan..

This is the first major study to trace development of the Ainu, the 'indigenous' people of Northern Japan, and to explore the ways in which their identities have been constructed...

This book aims to address the dynamism of concepts of wide area public service in Japan. It advocates the use of flexible strategies to ensure service standards are best suited to each regional demand. This concept can be called “departure from uniformity”. This book also examines the advantages and..

This book aims to address the dynamism of concepts of wide area public service in Japan. It advocates the use of flexible strategies to ensure service standards are best suited to each regional demand. This concept can be called “departure from uniformity”. This book also examines the advantages and..

This book challenges the prevailing hypothesis of a shift from threat to risk with the end of the Cold War and presents a new explanatory model of risk that can be applied to Japan and elsewhere. It proposes that a full comprehension of the concept of risk can generate new understandings of politica..

This book challenges the prevailing hypothesis of a shift from threat to risk with the end of the Cold War and presents a new explanatory model of risk that can be applied to Japan and elsewhere. It proposes that a full comprehension of the concept of risk can generate new understandings of politica..

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, comprising contributions from the fields of politics, sociology, history and gender studies, this handbook creates a comprehensive and innovative overview of the field, investigating the widening variety of interests, sometimes competing, that constitute Japanes..