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Japan today

This 1999 edition of Japan Today takes account of Japan's changing fortunes in the l990s, describing the recent economic setbacks and examining the major political shifts in power. Despite the current challenges, this is a remarkable story of post-war resurgence, material progress and social stability.
Print Book, English, 1998
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998
xiv, 233 p. : il. ; 23 cm
9780521643733, 9780521643757, 0521643732, 0521643759
911310493
Introduction; 1. Reconstruction: the occupation era; 2. Conservatism: political continuity and challenges; 3. Economism: growth and maturity; 4. Minimalism: hesitancy abroad; 5. Stability: social co-operation and change; 6. Malaise: contemporary Japan; 7. Prospects: future challenges.