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Considers the role of the Japanese in the Solomon Islands, focusing especially on a joint venture between the Japanese multinational Maruha Corporation and the Solomon Islands' government.

Comparing successful and unsuccessful reform drives by Japanese leaders, this work argues that the quality of political leadership is the crucial determinant of whether parties in positions of dominance, pass or reject policies.

Tackles the innovative and sometimes controversial subject of the policies of adoption agencies in Japan. This book analyzes how different agency strategies for finding homes for hard to place children are related to different assumptions about the psychology and reasoning of prospective parents. It is useful for professionals in the field.

The image of the shinkansen - or 'bullet train' - passing Mount Fuji is one of the renowned images of modern Japan. This title provides an account of the history of the shinkansen, from its planning during the Pacific War, to its launch in 1964 and subsequent development. It analyzes the reasons behind the bullet train's success.

Examines and analyses the phenomenon of 'Japan-bashing', from its invention and popularisation in the United States in the late 1970s to the emergence of other national variants, including in Australia and Japan, to its gradual decline in the late 1990s.

Explores the contemporary state of marriage in Japanese society. Setting out the different perceptions and expectations of marriage in Japan, this book discusses how economic issues and the family impact on marital behaviour.

Offering a study of the ethics of modern Japanese aesthetics from the 1930s, through the Second World War and into the post-war period, this book shows how these authors and filmmakers' concepts of beauty were impacted by political and social factors. It is useful for students of Japanese literature, film, gender, culture, and history.

Examines the history of the relationship between male homosexuality and conceptions of manliness in post-war Japan. This book provides an account of the formative years of the homo magazine genre in the 1970s, and explores its evolution in subsequent years, analyzing key issues including homophobia; gay liberation; and male-male sex.

Presents an analysis of one of the most pressing challenges facing Japan: population decline and ageing. This work argues that social ageing is a phenomenon that follows in the wake of industrialization, urbanization and social modernization, bringing about changes in values, institutions, social structures, and technology and culture.

Looking at domestic politics, transnational diffusion, the state's relationship with civil society and societal actors, this book demonstrates how and why NGOs active in global issues have become more visible in Japan. It is suitable for postgraduate students and academics working in political science, international relations, and sociology.

Drawing on theories of place, consumption and identity, this book details the evolution of the love hotel in urban Japan since the 1950s.

Uses examples from public discourse, film, documentaries, novels, acts of racism and comparison of international education assessments to examine the imaginative narratives that shaped the attitudes of Americans towards Japan during the trade war.

Presents a survey of Japanese-Russian relations from the end of the Russo-Japanese War. Based on original research in Japanese and Russian sources, this book shows how the hopeful period of the late 1990s - when acrimonious relations between the two briefly ceased - was not in fact unique.

Explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with Second World War history. Analyzing the variety of ways in which the Japanese people narrate, contest and interpret the past, this book also provides a contrast to the many orthodox statements about Japanese 'ignorance', amnesia' and 'denial' about the war.

Examines the history textbook controversy in Japan. This book sets the controversy in the context of debates about memory, and education, and in relation to evolving politics both within Japan, and in Japan's relations with its neighbours and former colonies and countries it invaded.

This book examines linguistic stereotyping in Japan and the ways in which different marginalised groups have protested against it.

Over the last 70 years, Japanese Studies scholarship has gone through several dominant paradigms, from 'demystifying the Japanese', to analysis of Japanese economic strength, to discussion of global interest in Japanese popular culture. This book assesses this literature, considering future directions for research into the 2020s and beyond.