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008			151020s2015 nyu ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781479830893 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aDS881 _b.J373 2015
049			_aMAIN
245	1	0	_aJapan : _bthe precarious future / _cedited by Frank Baldwin and Anne Allison.
260			_aNew York : _bNew York University Press, _c(c)2015.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aPossible futures series
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505	0	0	_aIntroduction : Japan's possible futures / _rFrank Baldwin and Anne Allison -- _t1. Demography as destiny : falling birthrates and the allure of a blended society / _rSawako Shirahase -- _t2. Precarity and hope : social connectedness in postcapitalist Japan / _rAnne Allison -- _t3. Risk and consequences : the changing Japanese employment paradigm / _rMachiko Osawa and Jeff Kingston -- _t4. The future of gender in Japan : work/life balance and relations between the sexes / _rAyako Kano -- _t5. After Fukushima : veto players and Japanese nuclear policy / _rJacques E. C. Hymans -- _t6. Japan's megadisaster challenges : crisis management in the modern era / _rWilliam J. Siembieda and Haruo Hayashi -- _t7. Fiscal survival and financial revival : possible futures for the Japanese economy / _rSaori N. Katada and Gene Park -- _t8. Manufacturing in Japan : factories and national policy / _rTakahiro Fujimoto with Frank Baldwin -- _t9. Integrated solutions to complex problems : transforming Japanese science and technology / _rMasaru Yarime -- _t10. Military cooperation and territorial disputes : the changing face of Japan's security policy / _rHiroshi Nakanishi -- _t11. Economic and strategic leadership in Asia : the rivalry between China and Japan / _rClaude Meyer -- _t12. Possible futures of political leadership : waiting for a transformational prime minister / _rEllis S. Krauss and Robert J. Pekkanen -- _t13. State power versus individual freedom : Japan's constitutional past, present, and possible futures / _rLawrence Repeta and Colin P. A. Jones.
520	0		_aOn March 11, 2011, a 9.0 earthquake off Japan's northeast coast triggered a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people, displaced 600,000, and caused billions of dollars in damage as well as a nuclear meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan, the world's third largest economy, was already grappling with recovery from both its own economic recession of the 1990s and the global recession following the US-driven financial crisis of 2008 when the disaster hit, changing its fortunes yet again. This small, populous Asian nation--once thought to be a contender for the role of the world's number one power--now faces a world of uncertainty. Japan's economy has shrunk, China has challenged its borders, and it faces perilous demographic adjustments from decreased fertility and an aging populace, with the country's population expected to drop to less than 100 million by 2048. In Japan: The Precarious Future, a group of distinguished scholars of Japanese economics, politics, law, and society examine the various roads that might lie ahead. Will Japan face a continued erosion of global economic and political power, particularly as China's outlook improves exponentially? Or will it find a way to protect its status as an important player in global affairs? Contributors explore issues such as national security, political leadership, manufacturing prowess, diplomacy, population decline, and gender equality in politics and the workforce, all in an effort to chart the possible futures for Japan. Both a roadmap for change and a look at how Japan arrived at its present situation, this collection of thought-provoking analyses will be essential for understanding the current landscape and future prospects of this world power.
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650		0	_aTwentieth century _vForecasts.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aBaldwin, Frank, _e5
700	1		_aAllison, Anne, _d1950- _e5
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1020837&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell