Governing Japan: Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy

ISBN: 1405154160

Author: Stockwin, J. A. A.

Condition: New

This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japans current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society.Ideal for college courses on Japanese or comparative politics as well as for those interested in Japanese war memory, constitutional revision, and Japans relationship with the US, China, and North and South KoreaInvestigates the divided aspects existing below the veneer of consensus in Japanese politicsExplores conflicts between power-hungry political groups as well as fundamental differences regarding Japans constitution, the interpretation of Japanese actions in the Asia-Pacific War, and Japans place in todays worldAdvocates a system that readily permits changes of party in power for the present system dominated by the Liberal Democratic PartyExamines the extreme statements of high profile politicians to determine whether a "nationalist resurgence in Japan is real or notSheds light on the official incompetence and the spectacular rise of civil society following the Kobe earthquakeFeatures numerous Japanese sources