Small Firms and Innovation Policy in Japan

Edited by Cornelia Storz

This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some...

Published January 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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North Korea

A Guide to Economic and Political Developments

By Ian Jeffries

There is much intense interest in North Korea at present. This partly arises from questions about Korea's nuclear capability and intentions, and about the extent...

Published January 17th 2006 by Routledge.

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Linguistic Stereotyping and Minority Groups in Japan

By Nanette Gottlieb

This book is the first full-length study in English to examine the use of discriminatory language in Japan. As in other countries, there has been...

Published December 22nd 2005 by Routledge.

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Japan's Agricultural Policy Regime

By Aurelia George Mulgan

Written by the world’s leading expert in the field, this book examines the evolution of Japanese agricultural policy in the post-war period, focusing particularly from...

Published December 22nd 2005 by Routledge.

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New Crime in China

Public Order and Human Rights

By Ronald Keith, Zhiqiu Lin

Examining the crimes that have recently been of the greatest concern in China, the authors assess the imbalance between public order and human rights in the way...

Published December 21st 2005 by Routledge.

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Institutional and Technological Change in Japan's Economy

Past and Present

Edited by Janet Hunter, Cornelia Storz

Institutional and technological change is a highly topical subject. At the theoretical level, there is much debate in the field of institutional economics about the...

Published December 15th 2005 by Routledge.

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Japan, Sport and Society

Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World

Edited by Joseph Maguire, Masayoshi NakayamaJ A. ManganBoria Majumdar

Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society. In recent decades, Japan's drive towards...

Published December 15th 2005 by Routledge.

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Japanese Apologies for World War II

A Rhetorical Study

By Jane Yamazaki

Post-war Japan offers a compelling case study of national apologies for past wrongdoings. Actions of the Japanese Army and government during the Second World War...

Published November 15th 2005 by Routledge.

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Japan's Sea Lane Security

A Matter of Life and Death?

By Euan Graham

This is the first major English-language study to explore the broad and longstanding connections between Japan’s national security and the safety of its sea lanes....

Published October 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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Risk Management and Innovation in Japan, Britain and the USA

Edited by Ruth Taplin

Assessing and managing risk is vitally important, and is increasingly studied in a range of areas including politics and international relations, finance and insurance, and...

Published October 20th 2005 by Routledge.

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