Another Japan Is Possible

Another Japan Is Possible
Author: Jennifer Chan
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2008
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780804757812

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This book looks at the emergence of internationally linked Japanese nongovernmental advocacy networks that have grown rapidly since the 1990s in the context of three conjunctural forces: neoliberalism, militarism, and nationalism. It connects three disparate literatures—on the global justice movement, on Japanese civil society, and on global citizenship education. Through the narratives of fifty activists in eight overlapping issue areas—global governance, labor, food sovereignty, peace, HIV/AIDS, gender, minority and human rights, and youth—Another Japan is Possible examines the genesis of these new social movements; their critiques of neoliberalism, militarism, and nationalism; their local, regional, and global connections; their relationships with the Japanese government; and their role in constructing a new identity of the Japanese as global citizens. Its purpose is to highlight the interactions between the global and the local—that is, how international human rights and global governance issues resonate within Japan and how, in turn, local alternatives are articulated by Japanese advocacy groups—and to analyze citizenship from a postnational and postmodern perspective.

The Other Japan

The Other Japan
Author: Joe Moore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2016-09-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315284839

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The analyses and literary portraits in this text elucidate the existing realities of Japan's postwar history. They address, in chronological fashion, major social, environmental, and feminist issues and conflicts that have attended to Japan's postwar economic miracle.

Engaging the Other: 'Japan' and Its Alter-Egos, 1550-1850

Engaging the Other: 'Japan' and Its Alter-Egos, 1550-1850
Author: Ronald P. Toby
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2019-01-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 900439351X

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In Engaging the Other: “Japan and Its Alter-Egos”, 1550-1850 Ronald P. Toby examines new discourses of identity and difference in early modern Japan, a discourse catalyzed by the “Iberian irruption,” the appearance of Portuguese and other new, radical others in the sixteenth century. The encounter with peoples and countries unimagined in earlier discourse provoked an identity crisis, a paradigm shift from a view of the world as comprising only “three countries” (sangoku), i.e., Japan, China and India, to a world of “myriad countries” (bankoku) and peoples. In order to understand the new radical alterities, the Japanese were forced to establish new parameters of difference from familiar, proximate others, i.e., China, Korea and Ryukyu. Toby examines their articulation in literature, visual and performing arts, law, and customs.

The Herald of Asia

The Herald of Asia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 740
Release: 1919
Genre: Asia
ISBN:

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The State and Politics In Japan

The State and Politics In Japan
Author: Ian Neary
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1509535853

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Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012, embarked upon an ambitious programme of policy reforms as well as changes to Japan’s governing structures and processes. At the heart of this policy agenda is ‘Abenomics’ – a set of measures designed to boost Japan’s flagging economy, but one which is yet to deliver on its promises. In this fully revised and updated second edition of his classic text, Ian Neary explores the dynamics of democracy in Japan, introducing the key institutions, developments and actors in its politics from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Packed with illustrative material and examples, this comprehensive study traces the continuities and the changes that are underway in five major policy areas: foreign and defence, industry, social welfare, the environment and human rights. Assuming no prior knowledge of Japan, this textbook will be an invaluable and welcome resource for all students interested in the government and politics of contemporary Japan and its international profile.

The Japan Daily Mail

The Japan Daily Mail
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1746
Release: 1897
Genre:
ISBN:

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Japan Weekly Mail

Japan Weekly Mail
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 830
Release: 1876
Genre: English newspapers
ISBN:

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