Japan's Current Reforms

Japan is currently undergoing many interesting changes, which the Japanese government trumpets as fundamental reform, but which some observers suspect will turn out to be superficial, part of a long sequence of changes which have been much less far-reaching than at first anticipated.

Contents of the Book

This book provides a survey of the many changes currently in progress in Japan, including political reform, economic deregulation and liberalisation, and reforms to environmental policy, science and technology, education, and immigration policy.

Focus of the Essays

The essays in this volume explore the reform process in Japan overall, and provide a thorough overview of major current developments in Japan.