The State and Politics In Japan · 2nd edition by Neary, Ian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Front Matter Map of Japan Introduction 1 Japanese Politics from Meiji to Early Shōwa

Japan in the mid-nineteenth century The Meiji restoration The structure of government Parliamentary politics, 1890–1932 Dissident ideas, 1900–40 State and society in Taishō and early Shōwa Japan and the world in the twentieth century Domestic and international crises Conclusion

2 Japan’s Occupation and Aftermath

The constitution Bureaucracy Party politics Capital and labour Reforms in agriculture and education Japan and the world at the end of the occupation The impact of the occupation

3 Post-War Politics: The Rise and Fall of the 1955 System

4 Hosokawa to Abe: From System Breakdown to Revitalising Japan

The LDP out of power The end of the JSP and the formation of coalition cabinets, 1994–2001 2001–6: Koizumi’s political revolution? Abe, Fukuda and Asō, 2006–9 The DPJ interlude Abe policy and style of governance Conclusion

5 The Diet: Japan’s Parliament

The Diet (Kokkai): its structure and membership The legislature and legislation Election systems Conclusion

6 Bureaucratic Structures and their Reform

Administrative reform The prime minister Cabinet The bureaucracy Advisory councils The budget process and the Fiscal Investment and Loan Programme (FILP) Conclusion

7 Local Government

Background The structure of local government Functions of local government Local government finance Central-local relations Local government as a political arena Recent reform and future prospects Conclusion

8 Non-State Actors

Civil society Representing capital: Keidanren, Keizai Dōyukai, Nisshō Representing labour: Rengō Representing agriculture: Nōkyō Media and politics Conclusion

9 Foreign and Security Policy

Yoshida doctrine The Self-Defence Forces Relations with the USA Japan and its neighbours Economic diplomacy Involvement in international institutions National Security Policy after 2012: the Abe doctrine? Conclusion

10 Industrial Policy

11 From Pollution Control to an Environment Policy

The Pollution Problem in Japan Pollution control policy An initial assessment From environment protection to energy policy Conclusion

12 Social Welfare Policies

Some background history Post-war policies Conclusion

13 Human Rights

Women Burakumin Koreans resident in Japan Ainu Foreign workers Conclusion

14 After Abe: Japanese Politics in the 2020s Glossary of Abbreviations and Japanese Terms List of Names Bibliography Index End User License Agreement