Columbia Japanese postwar international financial and political relations. Japan's role in international trade and monetary relations, Japan's return to the international arena, its relations with the United States, and its continuing desire for a significant global role. The accent is on not only external relations but also on the domestic sources of its policies. Harvard Contemporary Japanese politics, especially those which are directly related to Japan's economic policy and development.
Emphasis is placed on publications of the various political parties.
These include groups promoting the interests of business, telecommunications, labor, foreign trade, international friendship, industry and agriculture. These groups exert a strong influence in Japanese politics, security and economics. Princeton will continue to acquire materials on and by these interest groups and their relations with government ministries such as MITI and the private sector. Yale Sociological publications which describe, analyze, and offer insights into the complexities of changing Japanese society. Cornell Popular Culture especially food and manga.