Ebook: Japan after the Economic Miracle: In Search of New Directions

As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.

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As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.

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As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Japan’s postwar fordism: an historical perspective on the economic crisis in Japan....Pages 11-35
Restoring the legitimacy of Japanese business in the post-bubble era: can good economics make good ethics easier?....Pages 37-57
Changing behaviour of Japanese consumers....Pages 59-69
Back in the race: Japan and the internet....Pages 71-84
New directions in Canada’s Japanese-owned automobile plants....Pages 85-103
Producing and managing hazardous waste in Japan....Pages 105-126
Sustainability of farm settlements in Japan after the economic miracle: A case study of Onoji hamlet in Yamanashi prefecture....Pages 127-144
New directions in Japanese urban planning: a case study of Nagoya....Pages 145-168
The aging of Japanese society: human resource management in transition....Pages 169-183
Contemporary party politics in Japan: an old wine in a new bottle....Pages 185-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Breaking into the Japanese market: Canadian companies and the challenge of doing business in Japan....Pages 227-249
Learning with a new media The development of kanaCLASSIC™....Pages 251-263
History of Japanese language education at UBC, 1956–1998: Challenges and future directions....Pages 265-276
Teaching Japanese to a multicultural student population....Pages 277-301
Beyond boundaries: Japanese migrant women in North America....Pages 303-319
Back Matter....Pages 321-327

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As Japan comes to grips with a decade of economic malaise after its spectacular post-war growth record, how will Japanese society react? Contributors to this volume examine the challenges ahead for Japan in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, environment and business. This multidisciplinary inquiry looks for areas of continuity and for new directions in government, business and social policy and practice. Also examined is how Western students should approach the study of Japan; what new directions should institutions take to ensure that students learn about the `real' Japan? Written by Canadian academics, the articles in this volume will be of interest to academics and policy-makers studying or teaching about contemporary Japan.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Japan’s postwar fordism: an historical perspective on the economic crisis in Japan....Pages 11-35
Restoring the legitimacy of Japanese business in the post-bubble era: can good economics make good ethics easier?....Pages 37-57
Changing behaviour of Japanese consumers....Pages 59-69
Back in the race: Japan and the internet....Pages 71-84
New directions in Canada’s Japanese-owned automobile plants....Pages 85-103
Producing and managing hazardous waste in Japan....Pages 105-126
Sustainability of farm settlements in Japan after the economic miracle: A case study of Onoji hamlet in Yamanashi prefecture....Pages 127-144
New directions in Japanese urban planning: a case study of Nagoya....Pages 145-168
The aging of Japanese society: human resource management in transition....Pages 169-183
Contemporary party politics in Japan: an old wine in a new bottle....Pages 185-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Breaking into the Japanese market: Canadian companies and the challenge of doing business in Japan....Pages 227-249
Learning with a new media The development of kanaCLASSIC™....Pages 251-263
History of Japanese language education at UBC, 1956–1998: Challenges and future directions....Pages 265-276
Teaching Japanese to a multicultural student population....Pages 277-301
Beyond boundaries: Japanese migrant women in North America....Pages 303-319
Back Matter....Pages 321-327
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