Politics of Modern Japan (Critical Issues in Modern Politics)

Owing to the changing nature of Japan and its role within the world, more needs to be known of the dynamics of Japanese politics. This timely set brings together key articles on the most crucial issues facing Japanese politics today, and the relationship between Japanese politics and the main institutions including big business, the bureaucracy and the media. This is an area that has been studied by leading academics for a number of decades, but whose work has yet to be given sufficient notice or credit. With more and more students enrolling at universities to study Japan, there is a demand for books which bring comprehensive and key articles under one umbrella. To date there have been few books which have dealt with Japanese politics. Most have been on issues which are covered in articles contained in this collection.

Dr Christopher P. Hood is the Director of the Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre (Cardiff University) and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (‘Chatham House’). His publications include Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone’s Legacy (Routledge, 2001), Doing Business with the Japanese (co-editor, Direct Image 2003) and Shinkansen - From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan (Routledge, 2006).