Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

This new and fully updated second edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary textbook written by leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Students will gain the analytical insights and information necessary to assess the challenges that confront the Japanese people, policymakers and private and public-sector institutions in Japan today.

Featuring a comprehensive analysis of key debates and issues confronting Japan, issues covered include:



A rapidly aging society and changing employment system



Nuclear and renewable energy policy



Gender discrimination



Immigration and ethnic minorities



Post-3/11 tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown developments



Sino-Japanese relations

An essential reference work for students of contemporary Japan, it is also an invaluable source for a variety of courses, including comparative politics, anthropology, public policy and international relations.

Aceasta noua editie complet actualizata a problemelor critice din Japonia contemporana ofera studentilor universitari si absolventi un manual interdisciplinar scris de specialisti de renume in Japonia contemporana. Studentii vor obtine cunostintele analitice si informatiile necesare pentru a evalua provocarile cu care se confrunta japonezii, factorii de decizie politica si institutiile din sectorul public si privat din Japonia de astazi. Cu o analiza cuprinzatoare a dezbaterilor cheie si a problemelor cu care se confrunta Japonia, problemele acoperite includ: O imbatranire rapida societate si schimbarea sistemului de ocupare a fortei de munca Politica energiei nucleare si regenerabile Discriminarea de gen Imigratia si minoritatile etnice Dezvoltari de tsunami, cutremure si desfacere nucleara post-3/11 Relatii sino-japoneze O lucrare de referinta esentiala pentru studentii Japoniei contemporane, este, de asemenea, o sursa nepretuita pentru o varietate de cursuri, inclusiv comparative politica, antropologie, politici publice si relatii internationale.