Bücher der Reihe Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

This ethnographic study of social life in Kotobuki, an inner city district of Yokohama, documents the lives of those on a low income who have missed the Japanese economic miracle.

Green Politics in Japan reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan. Indeed, it seems that political values are still informed by the conservative values of hierarchy and deference

Examines the decision-making processes of the Chinese and Japanese governments during the 'textbook issue' - a scandal involving the rewriting of Japanese school textbooks according to a biased, politically charged view of history.

In this adventurous new study, Brian J. McVeigh demonstrates how nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled by a greater understanding of the state - revealing flaws in current intellectual discourse.

This book explores the vital linkage between Japan's national security and the safety of its sea lanes.

The unresolved territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the South Kuril Islands/Northern Territories remains the largest obstacle to concluding a peace treaty and normalising bilateral relations between the nations. This book traces the evolution of transnational relations between subnational public authorities in Hokkaido and Sakhalin.

Provides a thorough examination of vocational education and training in all parts of the education system; from primary education through to in-house training in companies and on the shop floor.

The 'San Francisco System' determined the post-war political and security order in the Asia-Pacific. Drawing on research and analysis, this work gives a comprehensive examination of the system, uncovering key links between the regional problems in the Asia-Pacific and their underlying association with Japan.

Gives a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in its role promoting, protecting and preserving the regime of agricultural support and protection. The text explains why Japan continues to provide high levels of assistance to its farmers.

This book studies specific regional issues and problems, exploring recent related political developments in Japan, and how these might impact on future foreign policy priorities and objectives.

Explaining why the attempts to reform the Japanese educational system have failed, this book argues that the lessons learned from this failure have a wider relevance in the Japanese policy-making process as a whole.

Approaches the history of Japanese-German relations from a business history perspective. Starts with an overview of relations, then uses case studies to broaden the picture to consider strategy, technology and management transfer.

An assessment of the development of democracy through the writings of Maruyama Masao. Based on contemporary documents and on interviews, it is the only full-scale analysis of his work to be published in English.

Japan, Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of a wealth of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world.

This detailed analysis of Japan's relations with sub-Saharan Africa over the last twenty years explores the political and economic contexts surrounding Japan's attitude towards apartheid, trade, aid and investment.