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1. 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 29th 2011 by Routledge
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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 August 29th 2011 by Routledge
7. 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
8. 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 29th 2011 by Routledge
9. 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
10. 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