Author Description

Part I. Political Environment -- Japanese Politics: Mainstream Or Exotic? / Arthur Stockwin -- The Politics Of Trade Policy Aurelia / George Mulgan -- Limiting Fundamental Rights Protection In Japan: The Role Of The Supreme Court / Lawrence Repeta -- Civil Society: Past, Present, And Future / Akihiro Ogawa -- Japan's Contemporary Media / David Mcneill -- Part Ii. Nuclear And Renewable Energy -- Revisiting The Limits Of Flexible And Adaptive Institutions: The Japanese Government's Role In Nuclear Power Plant Siting Over The Post-war Period / Daniel P. Aldrich -- Who Controls Whom?: Constraints, Challenges And Rival Policy Images In Japan's Post-war Energy Restructuring / Paul Scalise -- Japan's Nuclear Village: Power And Resilience / Jeff Kingston -- Japan's Renewable Power Prospects / Andrew Dewit -- Part Iii. International Dynamics -- Bad War Or Good War?: History And Politics In Postwar Japan / Sven Saaler -- Territorial Disputes With Korea And China: Small Islets, Enduring Conflicts / Mark Selden -- An Inconvenient Truce: Domestic Politics And The Russo-japanese Northern Territories Dispute / Tina Burrett -- Okinawa Today: Spotlight On Henoko / Alexis Dudden -- Part Iv. Social Dilemmas -- Demographic Dilemmas, Women And Immigration / Jeff Kingston -- Reproductive Rights In Japan: Where Do Women Stand? / Tin Tin Htun -- Hiding In Plain Sight: Minority Issues In Japan / Kyle Cleveland -- Mental Health And Therapy In Japan: Conceptions, Practices, And Challenges / Sachiko Horiguchi -- Violence In Schools: Tensions Between The Individual And The Group In The Japanese Education System / Robert Aspinall -- Hidden Behind Tokyo: Observations On The Rest Of Japan / John Mock -- Part V. Reforming Japan? -- Seeking To Change Japanese Society Through Legal Reform / Matthew J. Wilson -- Parochialism: Japan's Failure To Internationalize / Robert Dujarric And Ayumi Takenaka -- What's Behind What Ails Japan / David Leheny. Edited By Jeff Kingston. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.