Contemporary Japan History, Politics, and Social Change since The 1980s

Name: Contemporary Japan History, Politics, and Social Change since The 1980s
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ISBN: 9781118315071

ISBN-10: 1118315073

ISBN-13: 9781118315071

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Jeff Kingston

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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.Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunamiShows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happenIncludes detailed discussion of Japan′s energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisisAnalyzes Japan′s ‘Lost Decades′, why jobs and families are less stable, environmental policies, immigration, the aging society, the US alliance, the…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 7/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.902



Map


Series Editor's Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Transformations After World War



The Lost Decade



Risk and Consequences



Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb



Families at Risk



Jobs at Risk



Politics and Consequences



Contemporary Politics



Security and the Peace Constitution



Immigration



War Memory and Responsibility



Environment and Disaster



Environmental Issues



3/11: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis



Institutions at Risk



The Imperial Family



Yakuza



Postscript



Prospects


Glossary


Notes


Further Reading


Index