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This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japan's current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society.
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This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japan's current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society.
Ideal for college courses on Japanese or comparative politics as well as for those interested in Japanese war memory, constitutional revision, and Japan's relationship with the US, China, and North and South Korea
Investigates the divided aspects existing below the veneer of consensus in Japanese politics
Explores conflicts between power-hungry political groups as well as fundamental differences regarding Japan's constitution, the interpretation of Japanese actions in the Asia-Pacific War, and Japan's place in today's world
Advocates a system that readily permits changes of party in power for the present system dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party
Examines the extreme statements of high profile politicians to determine whether a "nationalist resurgence" in Japan is real or not
Sheds light on the official incompetence and the spectacular rise of civil society following the Kobe earthquake
Features numerous Japanese sources
Contents
General Editor's Introduction ix
List of Tables x
Maps xii
Conventions xiv
Acknowledgements xv
1 Introduction: Why Japan and its Politics Matter 1
2 Historical Background: Japan's Emergence as a Modern State and the Politics of War, 1853-1945 12
3 Social Background: How far Social Norms and Behaviour Influence Politics 28
4 Political Reconstruction and Development, 1945-1989 48
5 One Step Forward and One Step Back: Attempting Political Reform in the 1990s 76
6 New Politics for the New Millennium: The Koizumi Effect 101
7 Who Runs Japan? 135
8 Parliament and Parliamentary Elections: The Changing Character of Electioneering 156
9 The Politics of Party: The Liberal Democrats and their Rivals 179
10 Some Problems of the Constitution 202
11 Issues of Domestic Political Concern 224
12 Issues of Foreign Policy and Defence 246
13 Conclusions: The Analytical Challenge of Japanese Politics 265
Appendix 1: House of Representatives election results, 1946-1955 273
Appendix 2: House of Representatives election results, 1958-1972 275
Appendix 3: House of Representatives election results, 1976-1990 276
Appendix 4: House of Representatives election results, 1993-2005 278
Appendix 5: House of Councillors election results, 11 July 2004 280
Appendix 6: House of Councillors election results, 29 July 2007 281
Further Reading 282
Index 289



