Introduction to Japanese politics - Hayes, Louis D. (Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2009)
Society and economy -- The social order -- Social identity -- Social status -- The individual and the group -- Social distinctions and politics -- Ethnic groups -- Women -- Political groups -- The economy -- The post-World War II economy -- Economic characteristics -- Major strengths -- Major weaknesses -- The Japanese worker -- Worker compensation -- Lifetime employment -- Japanese management -- The role of exports -- Meeting the challenge -- The post-bubble economy -- Public services -- Education and health care -- Education and the social system -- The educational system today -- Literacy -- Curriculum -- Why do students work so hard? -- Higher education -- Students -- The issue of academic status -- Faculty -- Financing higher education -- Problems of higher education -- Education and Japan's future -- Health care -- National health program -- Costs -- Aging population -- Medical services -- Public safety -- Crime rates -- The criminal justice system -- The police -- Vice and victimless crimes -- Political corruption -- Japan and the world -- Foreign relations -- Foreign political relations -- Japan-China relations -- Japan-Russia relations -- Japan and Eastern Europe -- Japan and the Third World -- Other developments -- Relations with the United States -- Security issues -- Development assistance -- Technical competition -- The nuclear issue -- Foreign economic relations -- International trade pressures -- Defense -- From hot war to Cold War -- The Japanese defense establishment -- Organization of the military -- Projecting Japanese military power -- The North Korea problem -- Japan and international peacekeeping operations -- Constraints on expanding the military -- Public opinion -- Article nine -- Budget constraints -- Japanese strategy in the new millennium -- Conclusions -- Problems and prospects -- The institutional dimension -- The political process -- The changing social context -- Economic development -- International relations -- Quality of life issues -- Appendix A: The constitution of Japan -- Appendix B: Parliamentary election results -- Appendix C: Prime ministers of Japan -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"An East gate book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-369) and index.
Keywords: Japan -- Politics and government