Contemporary Japan History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s [Hardcover]

• Represents the only book to examine in depth the turmoil of Japan since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the Cold War ended, and the economy collapsed
• Provides an assessment of Japan's dramatic political revolution of 2009
• Analyzes how risk has increased in Japan, undermining the sense of security and causing greater disparities in society
• Assesses Japan's record on the environment, the consequences of neo-liberal reforms, immigration policies, the aging society, the US alliance, the Imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs 
• Selected as a 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE

 

Series Editor’s Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I Introduction.

1 Transformations After World War II.

2 The Lost Decade.

Part II Risk and Consequences.

3 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb.

4 Families at Risk.

5 Jobs at Risk.

Part III Politics and Consequences.

6 Contemporary Politics.

7 Security and the Peace Constitution.

8 Environmental Issues.

9 Immigration.

10 War Memory and Responsibility.

Part IV Institutions at Risk.

11 The Imperial Family.

12 Yakuza.

Part V Postscript.