| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> JapanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Japan**Library of Congress Call Number 	                  DS806 .J223 1992**- Japan  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Table                       A. Chronology of Major Historical PeriodsIntroduction
Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting
 (Robert L. Worden)                       
Early                           Developments 
Mythological                               Origins
- Ancient                               Cultures   Kofun                           and Asuka Periods, CA. A.D. 250-710Nara                           and Heian Periods, A.D. 710-1185
Economic,                               Social, and Administrative Developments
- Cultural                               Developments and the Establishment of Buddhism  The                               Fujiwara RegencyThe                               Rise of the Military Class
- Kamakura                           and Muromachi Periods, 1185-1573    - The                               Bakufu and the Hojo Regency  The                               Flourishing of BuddhismMongol                               Invasions
- Civil                               War  Ashikaga                               BakufuEconomic                               and Cultural Developments
- Provincial                               Wars and Foreign Contacts   Reunification,                           1573-1600Tokugawa                           Period, 1600-1867
Rule                               of Shogun and Daimyo
- Seclusion                               and Social Control  Economic                               DevelopmentIntellectual                               Trends
- Decline                               of the Tokugawa   The                           Emergence of Modern Japan, 1868-1919- The                               Meiji Restoration  Foreign                               RelationsOpposition                               to the Meiji Oligarchy
- The                               Development of Representative Government  Modernization                               and IndustrializationOverseas                               Expansion
- Political                               Rivalries  World                               War IBetween                           the Wars, 1920-36
Two-Party                               System
- Diplomacy  The                               Rise of the MilitaristsWorld                           War II and the Occupation, 1941-52
- Toward                           a New Century, 1953-87    - Political                               Developments  Foreign                               AffairsEconomic                               Achievements and the Liberal Democratic Party
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Susan O. Long)                       
Physical                           Setting
Composition,                               Topography, and Drainage
- Geographic                               Regions    - Hokkaido  TohokuKanto
- Chubu  KinkiChugoku
- Shikoku  KyushuRyukyu                                   Islands
- Climate  EarthquakesPollution
- Population    - Population                               Density  Age                               StructureMigration
- Minorities    - Foreign                                   Residents  Hisabetsu                                   BurakuAinu
- Values                           and Beliefs    - Values      - Empathy                                   and Human Relations  The                                   Public Sphere: Order and StatusThe                                   Private Sphere: Goals and Self
- Religious                               and Philosophical Traditions    - Shinto  BuddhismConfucianism
- Daoism  ChristianityNew                                   Religions
- Religious                                   Practice  Religion                                   and the StateSocial                           Organization 
Family
- Neighborhood  WorkplacePopular                               Culture
- Gender                               Stratification and the Lives of Women  Age                               Stratification and the ElderlyHealth                           Care and Social Welfare
Health                               Care
- Social                               Welfare       - Chapter                       3 - Education and the Arts  (Robert L. August)                            - Education        - Historical                               Background  Education                               ReformContemporary                               Setting
- Preschool                               and Day Care  Primary                               and Secondary Education- Elementary                                   School  Lower-Secondary                                   SchoolSpecial                                   Education
- Upper-Secondary                                   School   After-School                               EducationHigher                               Education
College                                   Entrance
- Universities  Junior                                   CollegesSpecial                                   Training Schools
- Miscellaneous                                   Schools  Technical                                   CollegesGraduate                                   Education and Research
- The                                   Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture  ReformSocial                               Education
- The                           Arts    - Visual                               Arts      - Architecture  SculpturePainting
- Calligraphy  PrintsCeramics
- Handicrafts   Performing                               Arts- No  Kabuki                                   and *Bunraku*Music
- Dance  Modern                                   TheaterLiterature
- Films                               and Television       - Chapter                       4 - The Character and Structure of the Economy  (Daniel                       A. Metraux and Kellie Ann Warner)                            - Patterns                           of Development        - Revolutionary                               Change  The                               Evolving Occupational StructureThe                           Role of Government and Business
Industrial                               Policy
- Monetary                               and Fiscal Policy   The                           Financial SystemPublic                           Corporations
- Private                           Enterprise  The                           Culture of the Japanese ManagementEmployment                           and Labor Relations
Employment,                               Wages, and Working Conditions
- The                               Structure of Japan's Labor Market    - Working                                   Women  Foreign                                   WorkersWorkers'                                   Changing Attitudes
- Aging                               and Retirement of the Labor Force  Social                               Insurance and Minimum Wage SystemsLabor                               Unions
- Infrastructure                           and Technology    - Construction  MiningEnergy
- Research                               and Development   Industry- Basic                               Manufactures  Domestic                               Trade and ServicesTransportation                           and Telecommunications
Railroads                               and Subways
- Roads  Maritime                               TransportationCivil                               Aviation
- Telecommunications   Agriculture,                           Forestry, and FishingLiving                           Standards 
Chapter                       5 - International Economic Relations
 (Edward J. Lincoln)                       
Postwar                           Development
- Trade                           and Investment Institutions    - The                               Ministry of International Trade and Industry  The                               Japan External Trade OrganizationTrading                               Companies
- Financial                               Institutions  Foreign                               Aid InstitutionsInternational                               Trade and Development Institutions
- Foreign                           Trade Policies    - Export                               Policies  Import                               PoliciesLevel                           and Commodity Composition of Trade
Exports
- Imports  Balance                               of Merchandise TradeBalance                           of Payments Accounts
Services                               and the Current Account
- Capital                               Flows  The                               Value of the YenTRADE                           AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS
United                               States and Canada
- Noncommunist                               Asia  Western                               EuropeThe                               Middle East
- Oceania  Latin                               AmericaAfrica
- Eastern                               Europe and the Former Soviet Union   Internation                           Economic Cooperation and AidMajor                           International Industries
Motor                               Vehicles
- Consumer                               Electronics  ComputersSemiconductors
- Iron                               and Steel  Industries                               of the Future- Chapter                       6 - The Political System  (Donald M. Seekins)                          - The                           Postwar Constitution      - The                               Status of the Emperor  The                               Article 9 "No War" ClauseRights                               and Duties of Citizens
- The                           Structure of Government    - The                               Legislature  The                               Cabinet and MinistriesLocal                               Government
- The                               Electoral System    - Elections                                   and Political Funding  Electoral                                   DistrictsThe                               Judicial System
Judicial                                   Review
- The                                   Role of Law in Japanese Society  Human                                   RightsContemporary                           Political Values
Community                               and Leadership
- Consensus                               Building   Interest                           Groups- Business                               Interests  Small                               BusinessAgricultural                               Cooperatives
- Labor                               Organizations  Professional                               Associations and Citizen and Consumer MovementsThe                           Mass Media and Politics
- The                           Liberal Democratic Party    - Party                               History and Basic Principles  Party                               Structure- Factions  Local                                   Support GroupsThe                               Liberal Democratic Party in National Elections
- Bureaucrats                           and the Policy-Making Process    - The                               Civil Service  Policy-Making                               Dynamics- The                                   Human Factor  Formal                                   Policy DevelopmentThe                               Budget Process
- Minority                           Parties    - Social                               Democratic Party of Japan  KomeitoJapan                               Communist Party
- Democratic                               Socialist Party  Other                               Parties and IndependentsPolitical                           Extremists
Chapter                       7 - Foreign Relations
 (Robert G. Sutter)                       
Major                           Foreign Policy Goals and Strategies
Early                               Developments
- Postwar                               Developments   Foreign                           Policy Formulation- Institutional                               Framework  The                               Role of Domestic PoliticsAn                           Overview of Japan's Foreign Relations
Relations                               with the United States
- Relations                               with China  Relations                               with Other Asia-Pacific Countries- South                                   Asia  Newly                                   Industrialized EconomiesAustralia,                                   New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
- The                                   Koreas  Vietnam                                   and CambodiaRelations                               with Russia
- Relations                               with Other Countries   International                           Cooperation- United                               Nations  Other                               OrganizationsInternational                               Banks
- Policy                               after the Cold War       - Chapter                       8 - National Security  (Ronald E. Dolan)                            - Militarism                           Before 1945        - The                               Bushido Code  The                               Modernization of the Military, 1868-1931World                               War II
Establishment                                   of Manchukuo
- Sino-Japanese                                   War  War                                   in the PacificThe                           Self-Defense Forces
Early                               Development
- Strategic                               Considerations  Place                               in National LifeMissions
- Organization,                               Training, and Equipment    - The                                   Defense Agency  The                                   Ground Self-Defense ForceThe                                   Maritime Self-Defense Force
- The                                   Air Self-Defense Force   Recruitment                               and Conditions of ServiceUniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia
- Defense                               Spending  The                               Defense IndustryMilitary                               Relations with the United States
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - The                               Police System      - National                                   Organization  Local                                   OrganizationRiot                                   Police
- Special                                   Police  Police-Community                                   RelationsConditions                                   of Service
- The                               Criminal Justice System  CrimeCivil                               Disturbances
- Criminal                               Procedure  The                               Penal System- Bibliography  Glossary
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