Japan in Transformation, 1945-2010Since 1945, Japan has successfully reinvented itself, rising from the ashes of defeat to become a peaceful and prosperous nation. It is seen as an inspiration for other developing nations and contributes significantly to global development. As the third largest economy in the world, with a reputation for technological innovation and cultural creativity, Japan is a country shaping the world we live in. In this new edition of Japan in Transformation, Jeffrey Kingston explores the character of the nation as it has evolved since the end of the Second World War. The book: - examines the US Occupation and explains the causes of the economic miracle and its demise Expanded and thoroughly revised to cover the period of 1945 to 2010, this second edition of Japan in Transformation provides a succinct and comprehensive study of the recent history of one of the most dynamic nations in the modern world. |
Contents
Introduction to the Series | 1952 |
Whos | |
Aum Shinrikyo Supreme Truth Sect | |
PART ONE BACKGROUND | |
PART TWO ANALYSIS | |
THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE | |
PAST AND PRESENT | |
e Kobe Earthquake | |
Reparations and reconciliation | |
Kono statement on comfort women | |
e Nanking Massacre | |
e ODA Charter | |
spee by Mr Kiii Miyazawa on the occasion of the APEC Finance Ministers Meeting Langkawi Malaysia 15 May 1999 | |
On the revision of the United StatesJapan security treaty 1960 | |
Secret nuke pact hushed up for decades 15 Shintaro Ishihara on Japans relationship with the United States | |
e 1997 Guidelines for United StatesJapan defense cooperation | |
JAPANESE SECURITY | |
WOMEN IN JAPAN | |
DEMOGRAPHIC TIMEBOMB | |
REQUIEM FOR JAPAN | |
Nuclear Mishaps and Misgivings | |
Symbols that Divide | |
Social Mores and Delinquency | |
Discrimination | |
PARADIGM SHIFT A System that Soured e Changing Employment Paradigm | |
e Unravelling Nexus | |
Under Construction | |
PART THREE ASSESSMENT 11 IN RETROSPECT Transformation? | |
PART FOUR DOCUMENTS 1 e 1947 Constitution | |
John Dower on the US Occupation of Japan | |
e treaty of mutual cooperation and security between Japan and the United States 19 | |
Chalmers Johnson on the Japanese miracle | |
growing disparities and poverty 6 e war apology resolution the Prime Ministers address to the National Diet 9 June 1995 | |
Prime Minister Murayamas apology 15 August 1995 | |
Nixon on US relations with Japan during the Cold | |
Becoming a normal nation | |
e governments position on Article 9 of the Constitution | |
Human traffiing in Japan 21 e sexual exploitation of women in Japan | |
Economic consequences of an ageing population | |
OECD | |
Prime Minister Keizo Obui | |
Suicide toll remains high | |
Japans Big Bang | |
Social order in Japan | |
Multiethnicity in Japan | |
Ainu recognized by government | |
Riard Katz on the rise and fall of Japans economic miracle 32 Changing employment system | |
Information disclosure | |
Law sools | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |