Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

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11. A Sociology of Japanese Youth

    From Returnees to NEETs

    Edited by Roger Goodman, Yuki Imoto, Tuukka Toivonen

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Over the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led to major concerns within the country itself. Drawing on detailed empirical...

    Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
12. Ceremony and Ritual in Japan

    Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society

    Edited by D. P. Martinez, Jan Van Bremen

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Japan is one of the most urbanised and industrialised countries in the world. Yet the Japanese continue to practise a variety of religious rituals and ceremonies despite the high-tech, highly regimented nature of Japanese society. Ceremony and Ritual in Japan focuses on the traditional and...

    Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
13. Resolving the Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute

    Hokkaido-Sakhalin Relations

    By Brad Williams

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    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 fully normalising bilateral relations between the two nations. This book traces the evolution of transnational relations...

    Published October 14th 2011 by Routledge
14. The Transformation of the Japanese Left

    From Old Socialists to New Democrats

    By Sarah Hyde

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of ‘the old socialists’, the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Sarah Hyde has produced an original book which looks...

    Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge
15. Japan's Postwar

    Edited by Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting "postwar" to be the years directly proceeding World War II. However, the contributors to this book take a unique approach to the concept of the postwar epoch and treat it as a...

    Published September 6th 2011 by Routledge
16. An Emerging Non-Regular Labour Force in Japan

    The Dignity of Dispatched Workers

    By Huiyan Fu

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Like many industrialised nations, the current employment trend in Japan centres on diversification of the labour market with an increased use of temporary labour. Among a wide range of non-regular labour arrangements, haken are a newly legalised category of non-regular workers who are typically...

    Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge
17. Labour Migration from China to Japan

    International Students, Transnational Migrants

    By Gracia Liu-Farrer

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Chinese students are the largest international student population in the world, and Japan attracts more of them than any other country. Since the mid-1980s when China opened the door to let private citizens out and Japan began to let more foreigners in, over 300 thousand Chinese have arrived in...

    Published May 23rd 2011 by Routledge
18. Social Class in Contemporary Japan

    Structures, Sorting and Strategies

    Edited by Hiroshi Ishida, David H. Slater

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Post-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples of "middle-mass" society. Today, and since the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990’s, the promises of Japan, Inc., seem far away. Social Class...

    Published May 9th 2011 by Routledge
19. The US-Japan Alliance

    Balancing Soft and Hard Power in East Asia

    Edited by David Arase, Tsuneo Akaha

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Japan's use of Soft power in its international politics is as yet understudied. Soft power presents as many challenges as promises. This book explores the way Japan uses soft power in its relationship with the US, its Asian neighbours and Europe and aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of...

    Published May 5th 2011 by Routledge
20. Policy Entrepreneurship and Elections in Japan

    A Political Biogaphy of Ozawa Ichiro

    By Takashi Oka

    Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

    Ozawa Ichiro is one of the most important figures in Japanese politics, having held the positions of Chief Secretary of the Liberal Democrat Party and, after defection from the LDP, President of the Democratic Party of Japan. Ozawa has distinctive ideas that set him apart from the average Japanese...

    Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge