First published in 1991

The study of Japanese science and technology (especially technology) is a fashionable subject at the present time, and numerous English language works appear month by month claiming to explain the “miracle” of the recent rise of Japanese technology.

Most of these works are, however, seem to be superficial treatments of Japan's recent technological performance, lacking in historical insight.

This book is an attempt to introduce a critical examination of the mechanisms by which Japan has promoted science and technology by looking at its post-war historical development.