00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004591 10739/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10740/MKRI-P/XI-2008 20221114014729 10740/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10739/MKRI-P/XI-2008 0010-0520004591 221114################|##########|#eng## 9780415453110 eng 952.05 952.05 NEW New Japan for The Twenty-First Century New Japan for The Twenty-First Century : An Inside Overview of Current Fundamental Changes and Problems / Edited by Rien T. Segers New York, 2008 xvi, 284 p. : : Illus. ; 24 cm Indeks : p. 271 - 284 In this book, a range of senior experts from inside Japan outline the many considerable changes currently taking place in a wide range of fields, including the economy, business and technology, politics, governance and international relations, and a wide range of social issues - the media, the position of women, nationalism and national consciousness, and religion.The book provides a corrective to misplaced Western and Eastern views; it aims to redirect stereotyped thinking about contemporary Japan both inside as well as outside the country. It gives a summary overview of contemporary Japan, its current changes and problems - in short the inside story of the second strongest national economy in the world which is in the process of fundamental re-engineering and which will continue to have a huge impact globally going forward. Japan -- Social Conditions -- 21st Century Japan -- Economic Conditions -- 21st Century Edited by Rien T. Segers 10739/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10740/MKRI-P/XI-2008