Justice In Japan

Author : Ashley Pearson,Thomas Giddens,Kieran Tranter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781351470506

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Law and Justice in Japanese Popular Culture by Ashley Pearson,Thomas Giddens,Kieran Tranter Pdf

In a world of globalised media, Japanese popular culture has become a signifi cant fountainhead for images, narrative, artefacts, and identity. From Pikachu, to instantly identifi able manga memes, to the darkness of adult anime, and the hyper- consumerism of product tie- ins, Japan has bequeathed to a globalised world a rich variety of ways to imagine, communicate, and interrogate tradition and change, the self, and the technological future. Within these foci, questions of law have often not been far from the surface: the crime and justice of Astro Boy; the property and contract of Pokémon; the ecological justice of Nausicaä; Shinto’s focus on order and balance; and the anxieties of origins in J- horror. This volume brings together a range of global scholars to refl ect on and critically engage with the place of law and justice in Japan’s popular cultural legacy. It explores not only the global impact of this legacy, but what the images, games, narratives, and artefacts that comprise it reveal about law, humanity, justice, and authority in the twenty-first century.

Author : 井原西鶴
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X000140415

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Tales of Japanese Justice by 井原西鶴 Pdf

From the introduction: " ... the book ... is, in fact, a compendium of wry twists on the trial accounts popular at the time it was written. There is no principle character, except for a judge usually referred to as gozen, or "His Lordship," and the principlal concern is very broad: justice under the 京都所司代 in the seventeenth century. Some of the stories can be traced to the 板倉政要 (Essentials of the administration of Itakura), a collection of trial records and stories of the Kyōto Shoshidai ministers 板倉勝重 (administration from 1601-1619) and his son, 重宗 (administration from 1619-1654)."

Author : Kaori H. Okano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317803454

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Education and Social Justice in Japan by Kaori H. Okano Pdf

This book is an up-to-date critical examination of schooling in Japan by an expert in this field. It focuses on developments in the last two decades, with a particular interest in social justice. Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed employment practices, population decline, an aging society, and an increasingly multi-ethnic population resulting from migration. It has faced a call to respond to the rhetoric of globalization and to concerns in childhood poverty in the perceived affluence. In education we have seen developments responding to these challenges in national and local educational policies, as well as in school-level practices. What are the most significant developments in schooling of the last two decades? Why have these developments emerged, and how will they affect youth and society as a whole? How can we best interpret social justice implications of these developments in terms of both distributive justice and the politics of difference? To what extent have the shifts advanced the interests of disadvantaged groups? This book shows that, compared to three decades ago, the system of education increasingly acknowledges the need to address student diversity of all kinds, and delivers options that are more varied and flexible. But interest in social justice in education has tended to centre on the distribution of education (who gets how much of schooling), with fewer questions raised about the content of schooling that continues to advantage the already advantaged. Written in a highly accessible style, and aimed at scholars and students in the fields of comparative education, sociology of education and Japanese studies, this book illuminates changing policies and cumulative adjustments in the daily practice of schooling, as well as how various groups in society make sense of these changes.

Author : David Ted Johnson
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195119862

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The Japanese Way of Justice by David Ted Johnson Pdf

The major achievements of Japanese criminal justice are thus inextricably intertwined with its most notable defects, and efforts to fix the defects threaten to undermine the accomplishments."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Leon Wolff,Luke Nottage,Kent Anderson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781784717490

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Who Rules Japan? by Leon Wolff,Luke Nottage,Kent Anderson Pdf

The dramatic growth of the Japanese economy in the postwar period, and its meltdown in the 1990s, has attracted sustained interest in the power dynamics underlying the management of Japanês administrative state. Scholars and commentators have long deba

Author : V. Lee Hamilton,Joseph Sanders
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300060726

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Everyday Justice by V. Lee Hamilton,Joseph Sanders Pdf

It is a fundamental human impulse to seek restitution or retribution when a wrong is done, yet individuals and societies assess responsibility and allocate punishment for wrongdoing in different ways. This book investigates how average citizens in the United States and Japan think about and judge various kinds of wrongdoing, how they determine who is responsible when things go wrong, and how they prefer to punish offenders. Drawing on the results of surveys they conducted in Detroit, Michigan, and Yokohama and Kanazawa, Japan, the authors compare both individual and cultural reactions to wrongdoing. They find that decisions about justice are influenced by whether or not there seems to be a social relationship between the offender and victim: the American tendency is to see actors in isolation while the Japanese tendency is to see them in relation to others. The Japanese, who emphasize the importance of role obligations and social ties, mete out punishment with the goal of restoring the offender to the social network. Americans, who acknowledge fewer "ties that bind" and have firmer convictions that evil resides in individuals, punish wrongdoers by isolating them from the community. The authors explore the implications of "justice among friends" versus "justice towards strangers" as approaches to the righting of wrongs in modern society. Their findings will be of interest to students of social psychology, the sociology of law, and Japanese studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:954298950

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Justice in Japan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard H. Mitchell
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780824863203

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Justice in Japan by Richard H. Mitchell Pdf

The Imperial Rayon Company corruption scandal (popularly known as the Teijin incident) was Japan's major interwar political bribery case. Compared to numerous Japanese corruption cases of the past century, the Teijin affair stands out as not only the most sensational of the pre-1945 era, but also the most important--perhaps because more than any other case, it has left an indelible mark on the public mind. Nevertheless, Japanese and foreign scholars have neglected this incident, which brought down an entire cabinet and produced a record-setting trial. The sixteen defendants, all prominent bureaucrats, ministers, and businessmen, were charged with illegally profiting from the sale of Imperial Rayon Company stock held by the Bank of Japan. In December 1937, after a more than two-year trial, all sixteen were found innocent when the judges declared that the case had been fabricated by the prosecution. Their verdict ranks in importance with the famous Otsu case judgment, the benchmark for judicial independence from the executive. Despite its importance, basic facts about the Teijin case remain obscure, as scholars repeat factual misinformation and produce farfetched conspiracy theories. This study, the first comprehensive, scholarly work on the subject in English or Japanese, investigates controversial and important issues regarding the origins, results, and significance of the incident. It illustrates transwar continuities within the judicial system by showing that the institutional flaws in the old criminal justice system, which were magnified by the Teijin investigation and trial, remain embedded despite reform attempts during the Occupation. While illuminating the basic institutional features that generated it, the author uses the incident to spotlight the considerable amount of political criticism and public conflict that existed in Japan in the 1930s.

Author : Jianhong Liu,Setsuo Miyazawa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319693590

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Crime and Justice in Contemporary Japan by Jianhong Liu,Setsuo Miyazawa Pdf

This book provides an important overview of key criminology and criminal justice concerns in Japan. It highlights similarities between the practice of criminology research in Japan, as well as important differences, with other areas of Asia and with the West. In previous decades, Japan attracted international attention as the only industrialized country where the crime rate declined along with a rise in urbanization and economic development. Currently, Japan still enjoys a declining crime rate (the lowest among major industrialized countries) and a study of criminal justice practices in Japan may provide important insights for other regions. Japan also experiences important contemporary challenges which are shared by other regions: 1. Japan has the highest proportion of people over the age of 60 in the world. For criminology, this means key challenges in the victimization of older people, as well as the challenges of an aging prison population. 2. Besides the United States, Japan is the only developed country that still practices capital punishment, and its rate has been on the rise in the past 20 years. 3. Japan has also introduced new reforms in its law practice, including the introduction of new trial formats. The research in this book provides a helpful overview for scholars interested in criminology and criminal justice in Japan to understand the key issues of concern, and present a framework for future research needs. It will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, international studies, Asian Studies, sociology, and political science.

Author : Ted D. Westermann,James W. Burfeind
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015021892313

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Crime and Justice in Two Societies by Ted D. Westermann,James W. Burfeind Pdf

Author : Japan. Saikō Saibansho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061130113

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Outline of Criminal Justice in Japan by Japan. Saikō Saibansho Pdf

Author : John Henry Wigmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Customary law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117483359

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Law and Justice in Tokugawa Japan by John Henry Wigmore Pdf

Author : Laura Bui,David P. Farrington
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030140977

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Crime in Japan by Laura Bui,David P. Farrington Pdf

This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries. It examines explanations for crime and antisocial behaviour in Japan using research and theories from a psychological perspective. Topics covered include cultural explanations, developmental and life-course criminology, family violence and family risk factors, youth crime and early prevention, school factors and bullying, mental disorders, biosocial factors, psychopathy and sexual offending. In some parts, it challenges and refines the prevailing belief that Japan is a society characterised by low crime and little antisocial behaviour. This original project is the most up-to-date work on crime in Japan, and advances the important field of psychological criminology.

Author : Roy Miki
Publisher : Raincoast Books
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1551926504

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Redress by Roy Miki Pdf

From 1942 to 1949 some 23,000 Japanese Canadians were uprooted from their homes along the B.C. coast, dispossessed and dispersed across Canada. This passionate and compelling book - a creative blend of memoir, documentary history and critical examination - explores the Japanese Canadian redress movement of the late 20th century that resolved the violation of their citizenship rights during this mass expulsion. Governor General's Award-winner Roy Miki applies the concept of "negotiation" to the 20th century history of Japanese Canadians - a history formed out of complex mediations with a Canadian government that denied them fundamental rights. From the moment the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Canada, they had to confront, adjust to, and attempt to transform a system of laws and policies based on assumptions about race that predetermined the identities of all Japanese Canadian citizens. Miki recounts the prewar efforts of Japanese Canadians to counter racist policies and also revisits the turbulent period of their internment. He explores the complicated reactions and often bitter conflicts that emerged in a community being torn apart by the government's actions and policies. Dispelling the common assumption that Japanese Canadians simply acquiesced to their internment, Miki recounts dramatic attempts to negotiate with the federal government, which prefigured the redress efforts of the 1980s. The internal dynamics of the redress movement form the heart of Miki's book. Beginning with the acknowledgement of the settlement in the House of Commons, he unravels the history of the movement. Incorporating stories from his personal and family history, anecdotes of pivotal events, candid comments from interviews and documents only available in archival collections, Miki interweaves the strands of the movement that had to come together to create a redress language - and thus a voice - for Japanese Canadians. Book jacket.

Author : Masahiro Fujita
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811003387

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Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice by Masahiro Fujita Pdf

This book describes the state of the lay participation system in criminal justice, saiban-in seido, in Japanese society. Starting with descriptions of the outlines of lay participation in the Japanese criminal justice system, the book deals with the questions of what the lay participants think about the system after their participation, how the general public evaluate the system, whether the introduction of lay participation has promoted trust in the justice system in Japan, and the foci of Japanese society’s interest in the lay participation system. To answer these questions, the author utilizes data obtained from social surveys of actual participants and of the general public. The book also explores the results of quantitative text analyses of newspaper articles. With those data, the author describes how Japanese society evaluates the implementation of the system and discusses whether the system promotes democratic values in Japan.