Governing Japan

Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy
This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japan’s current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society.
This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japans current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society.

• Ideal for college courses on Japanese or comparative politics as well as for those interested in Japanese war memory, constitutional revision, and Japans relationship with the US, China, and North and South Korea
• Investigates the divided aspects existing below the veneer of consensus in Japanese politics
• Explores conflicts between power-hungry political groups as well as fundamental differences regarding Japans