Many commentators about Japanese society have suggested that it is a relatively egalitarian society with little disparity. Drawing on data collected by the Social Stratification and Mobility Survey Pr
Japan and Western industrialized nations share the challenge of a rapidly aging population combined with low birth rates. Saito (human sciences, Osaka U.) and Norwegian academics introduce eight compa
In Japanese society, gender has long been a major determinant of individuals' work-career and life trajectory. Due to the complexity of this social phenomenon, Gender and Career in Japan probes the na
This book is a comprehensive account of the nativist movement in Japan today. Naoto Higuchi uses the life histories of activists to establish that the basis of their support for the movement is their
Social scientists profile Japan's older population using findings from a large-scale survey that targeted over 30,000 people, summarizing the research findings on a range of health measures and their
This award-winning book brings together Chizuko Ueno's groundbreaking essays on the rise and fall of the modern family in Japan. Combining historical, sociological, anthropological, and journalistic m
This volume explores connections between public opinion and national governance issues in Asia. Presented by Inoguchi (political science, Chuo U., Japan) and Carlson (political science, U. of Vermont,
Contributors identified only by name investigate the extent to which the Japanese government, business, citizenry, and academia internalized the policies imposed by the foreign authorities during the
Hashimoto has been a solitary voice in the social stratification analysis of Japanese society for the last two decades presenting its class structure in Marxian terms. His models and findings have rec
This is the third volume in a set looking at the growth of Japanese science and technology in the post-World War II period. Focused on the 1960s, the volume's 32 chapters begin with a section that doc
The well known Japanese practices of lifetime employment, seniority-based wages, and company-based labor unions have benefited the long-term employment of men, says Kimoto (social sciences, Hotsubashi
Marked by Minamata Disease, the oil crisis of 1973, trade friction with the US, and a general understanding that the economic and financial environment was worsening rapidly, the 1970s would appear to
Yoshifumi (political science, Kyoto University) has revised and updated his 2000 Japanese edition for this English translation of his work on democracy in Thailand. Yoshifumi was a student in Bangkok
Using data from surveys conducted in a department store and a supermarket, Kimoto discusses the forces shaping job segregation by gender. One of the main themes is the need for Japanese women's labor
Aoki (anthropology, Hokusei Gakuen U., Sapporo) examines widowhood in Japanese society through an anthropological lens. Organized into several parts, the volume introduces Aoki's research methods and
This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation since the Meiji period. Eiji Oguma demonstrates that the myth of ethnic homogeneity was not established
When the Japanese economy was on the rise, as it was in the 1980s, it was often suggested that the Japanese way of doing things was culturally unique and inherently superior. The apparent success of t
According to Josef Kreiner of the U. of Bonn, this work is one of the most important of Japanese intellectual history. Japanese anthropologist Umesao presents 12 of his essays on comparative civilizat
This study edited by Kimura examines the changes taking place in minority studies and the changing conception of diversity. Drawing from new studies and official data, the contributors discuss the lin
