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1. Social Security in Contemporary Japan

   By Mari Osawa

   Series: Routledge/University of Tokyo Series

   The present study analyzes the livelihood security system of contemporary Japan in international comparison from a historical and gender perspective. It posits ‘livelihood security systems’ rather than ‘welfare states’ or ‘welfare regimes’ as its object of analysis to enter the role of...

   Published January 16th 2013 by Routledge
2. Education Reform and Social Class in Japan

   The emerging incentive divide

   By Takehiko Kariya

   Series: Routledge/University of Tokyo Series

   Until the early 1990s, Japanese education was widely commended for achieving outstanding outcomes in global comparison. At the same time, it was frequently criticized for failing to cultivate 'individuality' and 'creativity' in students. Wide-ranging education reforms were enacted during the 1990s...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Koizumi and Japanese Politics

   Reform Strategies and Leadership Style

   By Yu Uchiyama

   Series: Routledge/University of Tokyo Series

   This book offers an empirical and theoretical study of the Koizumi administration, covering such issues as the characteristics of its political style, its domestic and foreign policies, and its larger historical significance. The key questions that guide its approach are: what enabled Koizumi to...

   Published March 9th 2010 by Routledge