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Contemporary Japan
History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s
E-Book
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ISBN-13:
9781118315057
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
328
Autor:
Jeff Kingston
Serie:
Blackwell History of the Contemporary World
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown. Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami Shows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happen Includes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis Analyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', why jobs and families are less stable, environmental policies, immigration, the aging society, the US alliance, the imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs Authoritative coverage of Japanese history over the last two decades, one of the country's most tumultuous periods
The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanesehistory now includes the author's expert assessment of the effectsof the earthquake and tsunami, including the political andenvironmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown.* Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermathof the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami* Shows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accidentwaiting to happen* Includes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now influx after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis* Analyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', why jobs and families are lessstable, environmental policies, immigration, the aging society, theUS alliance, the imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminalgangs* Authoritative coverage of Japanese history over the last twodecades, one of the country's most tumultuous periods
Map viiSeries Editor's Preface viiiAcknowledgments xPart I Introduction 11 Transformations After World War II 32 The Lost Decade 23Part II Risk and Consequences 393 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb 414 Families at Risk 605 Jobs at Risk 77Part III Politics and Consequences 936 Contemporary Politics 957 Security and the Peace Constitution 1158 Immigration 1369 War Memory and Responsibility 154Part IV Environment and Disaster 17510 Environmental Issues 17711 3/11: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis 198Part V Institutions at Risk 22112 The Imperial Family 22313 Yakuza 241Part VI Postscript 26114 Prospects 263Glossary 270Notes 278Further Reading 293Index 302