Assesses the impact of Japanese lobbyists on American politics, economics, and public opinion, discussing why Japan is spending money on lobbyists and analyzing the long-term policy implications for the U.S. government. 1. Japanese Influence 2. Japanese Lobbying 3. Japanese Politicking
The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese 'economic miracle' failed to notice a key point: that in the pursuit of this miracle the Japanese had turned their country into a degraded, concrete shambles - a wilderness of bad planning, corruption and crowding. Now that the miracle is at an end and Japan seems set to remain in the economic doldrums it must become apparent to everyone that on…
Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society, often in ways neither side could anticipate. Dower, whom Stephen E. Ambrose has called "America's foremost historian of the Sec…
In this incisive analysis of Japan's lost decade of the 1990's, Professor Hiroshi Yoshikawa comprehensively explains how the world's second largest economy has come to a standstill and the difficult choices facing the nation at this crucial moment of transition. This book contains: 1. Macroeconomic analysis of the 1990s 2. Bad debts and the Japanese Economy 3. Exchange rates 4. Japan's M…
The godfather of Japanese revisionism, author of MITI and the Japanese Miracle and president of the Japan Policy Research Institute explains how--and why--Japan has become a world power in the past 25 years. Johnson lucidly explains here how the Japanese economy will thrive as it moves from a producer-dominated economy to a consumer-oriented headquarters for all of East Asia.
This selection of ageless folk wisdom from Japan's cities, villages, and fields is ideal for the student-casual or serious of Japanese culture. Even a Stone Buddha can talk is a humorous guide to everyday Japan and a gentle introductions to the values and traditions that still drive and inform, even now, in times of unprecedented sophistication and global reach.
The hundred most common Japanese proverbs, with direct translations and their English equivalents. A delightful window into the heart of everyday Japan, Even Monkeys Fall From Trees is an indispensable guide for the traveler, student, or businessman—or anyone curious about the culture of Japan.
Buku ini membicarakan krisis dan upaya pemulihan ekonomi Asia dari sudut revitalisasi wilayah Asia. Bagian 1 : Jepang - Malaysia - Perspektif Jepang terhadap kebijakan berpaling ke timur Malaysia - Hubungan ekonomi Jepang - Malaysia menuju abad ke 21 Bagian 2 : Jepang - Singapura - Friksi-friksi perdagangan Jepang - Singapura : Sebuah studi tentang hambatan-hambatan non-tarif Jepang Bagia…
Japan's Security Relations with China since 1989 raises the crucial question whether Japan's political leadership is able to handle such a complex policy in the face of an increasing assertive China and an US alliance partner with strong swings
Despite the undeniable importance of Japan in world affairs, both politically and economically, the office of the Japanese prime minister has received far less attention from scholars than the top political offices in other advanced industrialized democracies. This book is the first major systemic analysis of the Japanese prime minister’s role and influence in the policy process.