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This work analyses the sources of Japanese growth and the nature and scale of its current economic problems. It examines Japanese investment, manufacturing, research and development, the 1997-99 Asian economic crisis, and the steps being taken to address the mounting crisis.

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Japan and Germany under the U.S. Occupation explores the reconstruction of education in both countries after World War II. In Japan large-scale reforms were undertaken swiftly after the nation's surrender, whereas in the U.S. Zone of Germany most of the traditional aspects of ...

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Takes a country-by-country approach to examine Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. This collection provides an understanding of Japan's foreign policies in the contexts of regional power balance and security concerns.

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Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance is a collection of sixteen essays on Japanese theatre, including historical overviews of twentieth century theatre, analyses of specific productions and individuals, and consideration of the intercultural nature of modern Japanese theatre. Also included is a new translation of a 'Superkyogen' play.

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Mori Arinori's Life and Resources in America sheds much light on the shape of an American society, government, and economy recovering from the Civil War. This book-originally published in English in Washington, D.C., in 1871-was written by Japan's first diplomatic representati...

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This work argues that lags in IT implementation in Japanese education are created by contradictory and challenging responses of the social environment. If this dialectic can be visualized as having hands, the right would be promoting IT, while the left hand is simultaneously blocking it.

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Drawn from Borton's personal papers, this work provides an intimate picture of the man who played a pivotal role in defining the meaning of unconditional surrender for Japan, retaining the emperor, and designing Japan's post-war constitution.