Constructs For Understanding Japan
Constructs For Understanding Japan

Author: Yoshio Sugimoto

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-05

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 113614370X

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First published in 1989. This volume has emerged from the International Colloquium on the Comparative Study of Japanese Society. Held at Noosa Heads in Queensland from 29 January to 6 February 1982, the colloquium brought together participants from eight countries to discuss about thirty papers. The participants came with a common sense of dissatisfaction with the 'group model' or 'consensus-oriented theories' as a means of understanding Japanese society. The papers and discussion focused on alternative approaches for conceptualizing Japanese society and on methodological issues in the comparative study of Japanese society.

Crime in Japan
Crime in Japan

Author: D. Leonardsen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-04-14

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0230290310

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Japan is often described as an inclusive society, and yet the media reports record highs in crime and suicide figures. This book examines criminal justice in Japan, and questions whether Japan really is facing social malaise, or if the media are simply creating a 'moral panic'.

Japanese Childcare
Japanese Childcare

Author: Eyal Ben-Ari

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1136168672

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First published in 1997. This book represents an analysis of Japanese preschools as organizations, as administrative frameworks. This volume tackles this set of themes by examining one such institution: Katsura Hoikuen (Day-Care Center). Based on fieldwork carried out in the summer of 1988, and for a short period in October 1994, my perspective is basically ethnographic in its approach.

Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan
Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan

Author: Roger Goodman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1134927126

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The issue of how Japanese society operates, and in particular why it has `succeeded', has generated a wide variety of explanatory models, including the Confucian ethic, classlessness, group consciousness, and `uniqueness' in areas as diverse as body images and language patterns. In Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan the contributors examine these models and the ways in which they have sometimes been used to create a sense of `Japaneseness', that obscures the fact that Japan is actually an extremely complex and heterogenous society. In particular, `practice' at the micro-level of society is explored to illuminate or express a broader ideology. The contributors investigate a wide variety of subjects - from attitudes to death to the role of education, from film making to gender segregation - to see what can be said about the phenomenon in particular, what it tells us about Japan in general, and what conclusions can be drawn for our understanding of society in the broadest sense.

Japanese Bosses, Chinese Workers
Japanese Bosses, Chinese Workers

Author: Wong Heung Wah Wong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-03-05

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1136814094

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Examines the ways in of organising work, rank, compensation, and promotion inside a large Japanese company in Hong Kong, and its spiritual training, to reveal the socio-economic base of managerial control. A must for anthropologists and Japanologists.

Introduction to Japanese Politics
Introduction to Japanese Politics

Author: Louis D. Hayes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-09-17

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1315289431

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This classic introduction to the Japanese political system has been revised and updated to take the account of a time of turmoil in the country's political life. It incorporates new coverage of the end of the Koizumi era, the brief and troubled premiership of Abe, and the selection of Fukuda as prime minister. This edition also includes expanded material on "bubble" and "post-bubble" economic developments, as well as all-new coverage of health care policy.The text opens with an overview of Japan's geographical setting and history. The next group of chapters covers political institutions, processes, and actors. Two sections then address the country's distinctive social order and economy, educational, healthcare, and public safety systems. Part five looks at the increasingly contentious realm of foreign relations and security issues, including China's expanding role and the issue of North Korea. A concluding section considers dynamics of change in Japanese politics.

Language and Society in Japan
Language and Society in Japan

Author: Nanette Gottlieb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-02-03

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780521532846

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Language and Society in Japan deals with issues important to an understanding of language in Japan today, among them multilingualism, language and nationalism, and literacy and reading habits. It is organised around the theme of language and identity, in particular how language is used to construct national, international and personal identities. Contrary to popular stereotypes, Japanese is far from the only language used in Japan, and does not function in a vacuum, but comes with its own particular cultural implications. Language has played an important role in Japan's cultural and foreign policies, and language issues are intimately connected both with technological advance and with minority group experiences. Nanette Gottlieb is a leading authority in this field. Her book builds on and develops her previous work, and promises to be essential reading for students, scholars, and all those wishing to understand the role played by language in Japanese society.

Education and Training in Japan
Education and Training in Japan

Author: Thomas P. Rohlen

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780415168434

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This collection, written by Japanese and foreign scholars, represents an inclusive cross-section of the most important work in key areas of this field. Topics include: * the impact of Japanese education and training on Japan's economy and culture * the Japanese influence on the "East Asian approach" to education, in comparison with the educational systems of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong * Japan's promotion of "learning organizations" and "Knowledge workers" for the Information Age.

Migrant Workers In Japan
Migrant Workers In Japan

Author: Hiroshi Komai

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1136162062

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First Published in 1995. The issue of foreign workers in Japan has already reached a turning point, as they are quickly changing from a flow into a group of settled residents. This change has been accompanied by a great deal of research in Japan, but there have been precious few attempts to grasp the problem in a unified manner, and this book, based on the author’s own field research, represents such an attempt.