Trust And Mistrust In Contemporary Japanese Politics

Author : Kerstin Lukner,Alexandra Sakaki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351257626

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Trust and Mistrust in Contemporary Japanese Politics by Kerstin Lukner,Alexandra Sakaki Pdf

This book offers a timely examination of the role of trust – or lack thereof – in contemporary Japanese politics. It portrays the political trust deficit prevalent in Japan through a unique range of case studies, illustrating how mistrust, rather than trust, impacts politics in Japan today. The first chapter introduces key trust concepts and the state of trust research on Japan. The second analyses voters’ trust levels in politics and parties and explores possible consequences of prevalent mistrust, including electoral volatility and instability in the party system. The following case study investigates the government’s choices in rebuilding the Tohoku region, devastated by the ‘3/11’ triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011. It highlights how policies eroded already low trust levels among Japanese citizens in their government. The next chapter explores Japanese consumer trust in food safety and related regulations in post-3/11 Japan, finding deficiencies in the government’s risk communication. The fifth case study turns towards multiculturalism in educational policies and schooling practices, scrutinizing Japan’s readiness to face the challenge of trust-building between members of different ethnic groups. The final chapter illuminates the trust deficit in Japan’s relations with China, explaining how trust-building opportunities were missed in the past, leading to a continuous erosion of bilateral ties. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Japan Forum.

Author : Ken'ichi Ikeda
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000830828

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Contemporary Japanese Politics and Anxiety Over Governance by Ken'ichi Ikeda Pdf

This book is an integrated examination of Japanese politics in the first two decades of the 21st century, as viewed from the perspective of "anxiety over governance." By empirically highlighting the social-environmental, political environmental, and sociocultural changes that have underlined the long-term political participation and voting behavior of Japanese citizens, the book provides deep insight into how modern democracies function and are perceived in post-industrial societies and reveals the specific processes by which Japanese politics have changed. Additionally, the book provides an analysis of the decline in social capital, the shrinking variety of political parties, and the intermingling of Asian values with liberal democratic values. By examining anxiety over governance, the chapters explore the links between anxiety and Japanese political behavior, revealing that, despite the high regard for democratic politics, Japanese citizens generally experienced a high level of anxiety and negative evaluation of the government, including countermeasures against COVID-19. Featuring surveys of Japanese political behavior over a period of more than 40 years, this book will be valuable reading for students and scholars of Japanese Politics, Political Behavior, and Psychology. The introduction, chapter 4 and chapter 5 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Author : Tomohito Shinoda
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231158527

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Contemporary Japanese Politics by Tomohito Shinoda Pdf

Tomohito Shinoda tracks slow yet steady changes in the operation of and tensions between Japan's political parties and the public's behavior in Japanese elections, as well as in the government's ability to coordinate diverse policy preferences and respond to political crises.

Author : Akio Igarashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351227889

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Japanese Contemporary Politics by Akio Igarashi Pdf

In the postwar period, Japanese politics has evolved considerably, with issues of gender, representation, and household economics becoming increasingly salient. Meanwhile, since the end of the Cold War, Japan has joined other developed states in the process of decentralization and deindustrialization. Yet, its restructuring has come at a slower pace, as the Japanese bureaucracy attempts to retain a more traditional approach. This book, a translated and updated version of the author's 2010 monograph Nihon seijiron, traces these developments in Japanese politics from the end of the Asia Pacific wars to the present day. Examining each of the key stages of transition, it looks at four aspects of Japanese politics: high politics, interest-centered politics, life-centered politics, and globalization. It also provides up-to-date analysis of contemporary themes, including the Abe administration’s challenge to international politics and coverage of nuclear issues. Written by an experienced Japanese scholar, this book ultimately demonstrates how globalization has transformed the nature of local politics, as well as national security. However, as seen in the recent triple disaster of 2011 (a chapter on which has been added), Japanese politics retains traditional practices that have led to corruption, scandal, and political mistrust among the electorate. Offering a comprehensive introduction to Japanese politics, this book will be invaluable reading for students and scholars of Japanese politics and comparative and Asia politics in general.

Author : Jeff Kingston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1618 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Japan
ISBN : 9004208844

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Critical Readings on Contemporary Japanese Politics by Jeff Kingston Pdf

Author : Takashi Inoguchi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Japan
ISBN : UCSD:31822029583804

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Japanese Politics by Takashi Inoguchi Pdf

As a former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and academic, Inoguchi (Chuo U.) is considered one of the foremost political scientists in Japan. In this treatment of the political issues facing modern Japan, he makes sure readers receive the correct background needed to understand the complexities of political behavior ...

Author : Tetsuo Najita
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226665955

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Japan by Tetsuo Najita Pdf

Historians have long been aware of the richness and complexity of the intellectual history of modern Japanese politics. Najita's study, however, is the first in a Western language to present a consistent and broad synthesis of this subject. Najita elucidates the political dynamics of the past two hundred years of Japanese history by focusing on the interplay of restorationism and bureaucratism within the context of Japan's modern revolution, the Meiji Restoration.

Author : M. Nakano
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230375512

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The Policy-Making Process in Contemporary Japan by M. Nakano Pdf

This book deals with the public policy-making process in contemporary Japan testifying a new dictum: 'The various phases of the policy process cause politics'. The analytical focus is threefold: encompassing the policy-making process on the national level; elections and the policy-making process; and the regional policy and decision-making. These analyses offer a number of original and comparative data on Japanese politics. This book also tries to interpret the basic pattern of Japanese politics, which contributes to a clear understanding of the dynamic aspects of the political process and political economy after the Second World War.

Author : Junnosuke Masumi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Parties and Politics in Contemporary Japan by Junnosuke Masumi Pdf

Author : Kevin P Clements
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319548975

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Identity, Trust, and Reconciliation in East Asia by Kevin P Clements Pdf

This edited collection explores how East Asia’s painful history continues to haunt the relationships between its countries and peoples. Through a largely social-psychological and constructivist lens, the authors examine the ways in which historical memory and unmet identity needs generates mutual suspicion, xenophobic nationalism and tensions in the bilateral and trilateral relationships within the region. This text not only addresses some of the domestic drivers of Japanese, Chinese and South Korean foreign policy - and the implications of increasingly autocratic rule in all three countries – but also analyses the way in which new security mechanisms and processes advancing trust, confidence and reconciliation can replace those generating mistrust, antagonism and insecurity.

Author : Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317745969

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Party Politics in Japan by Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura Pdf

The Japanese political system is a parliamentary democracy and was the first western style government in Asia when the parliamentary system was adopted in the 1880s. It has a multiparty system, free elections, and a parliament that functions much the same way that any other democratic parliament functions, however for much of its existence the Japanese party system has been dominated by one party. This fact is crucial to understanding contemporary politics in Japan, especially since the long term ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, is once again back in power. This book presents an up-to-date analysis of the political parties that make up the Japanese party system and their impact on Japanese politics and government. Given that the executive branch is selected as a result of the pattern of party numbers in the parliament, to understand Japanese politics and policy, one must first know the nature of the ruling and opposition parties and their leaders. Indeed, in the past decade the quality of Japan’s government has been closely associated with the strengths and weaknesses of Japan’s prime ministers and the dominant party in the system. This book focuses on a central question: why Japanese politics and government has been so dysfunctional in the past two decades? With this question in mind, the chapters provide key background information on Japanese politics and political parties; discuss each of the major political parties that have governed Japan since 1955; and finally, examine the December 2012 House of Representatives elections that returned the LDP to power, and the differences between the First (1955-1993) and the Second Post War Party Systems (1993- ). Party Politics in Japan provides a comprehensive analysis of the past sixty years of Japanese party politics. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics and Asian politics, as well as to those interested in political parties and political systems more broadly.

Author : Masao Maruyama
Publisher : ACLS History E-Book Project
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822029741386

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Thought and Behaviour in Modern Japanese Politics by Masao Maruyama Pdf

Author : K. V. Kesavan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Japan
ISBN : UCSD:31822003939436

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Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy by K. V. Kesavan Pdf

Author : Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317745976

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Party Politics in Japan by Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura Pdf

The Japanese political system is a parliamentary democracy and was the first western style government in Asia when the parliamentary system was adopted in the 1880s. It has a multiparty system, free elections, and a parliament that functions much the same way that any other democratic parliament functions, however for much of its existence the Japanese party system has been dominated by one party. This fact is crucial to understanding contemporary politics in Japan, especially since the long term ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, is once again back in power. This book presents an up-to-date analysis of the political parties that make up the Japanese party system and their impact on Japanese politics and government. Given that the executive branch is selected as a result of the pattern of party numbers in the parliament, to understand Japanese politics and policy, one must first know the nature of the ruling and opposition parties and their leaders. Indeed, in the past decade the quality of Japan’s government has been closely associated with the strengths and weaknesses of Japan’s prime ministers and the dominant party in the system. This book focuses on a central question: why Japanese politics and government has been so dysfunctional in the past two decades? With this question in mind, the chapters provide key background information on Japanese politics and political parties; discuss each of the major political parties that have governed Japan since 1955; and finally, examine the December 2012 House of Representatives elections that returned the LDP to power, and the differences between the First (1955-1993) and the Second Post War Party Systems (1993- ). Party Politics in Japan provides a comprehensive analysis of the past sixty years of Japanese party politics. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics and Asian politics, as well as to those interested in political parties and political systems more broadly.

Author : Andrew H. Kydd
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691133881

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Trust and Mistrust in International Relations by Andrew H. Kydd Pdf

Develops a theory of trust in international relations and applies it to the Cold War. Contrary to the common view that both sides were willing to compromise but failed because of mistrust, this work argues that most of the mistrust in the Cold War was justified, because the Soviets were not trustworthy.