Japans Future and a New Meiji Transformation
Bringing together the work of 16 international Japan specialists and scholars, this book analyzes Japans culture and history to reflect on the critical policy decisions and national commitments required for the country to continue to succeed.
Comparing the current situation with the uncertainties of the late nineteenth century, this book investigates the possibility and desirability of a New Meiji Transformation in Japan. Set in the context of perceived demographic, ecological, fiscal and political decline in Japan, it explores what a New Meiji initiative would look like in the twenty-first century and whether a new era of renewal is needed to maintain and improve quality of life.
An interdisciplinary volume, this book covers contemporary issues in Japanese foreign, defense and nuclear strategies, as well as its aging population, higher education structure and environmental policies. As such Japans Future and a New Meiji Transformation will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics, economics and history, as well as Asian Studies more generally.
Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Kimie Hara is a Professor and the Renison Research Professor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo.
Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Marie Sderberg is a Professor and Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
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Japans Future and a New Meiji Transformation
International Reflections
Edited by Ken Coates, Kimie Hara, Carin Holroyd and Marie Sderberg
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Japans Future and a New Meiji Transformation
International Reflections
Edited by Ken Coates, Kimie Hara, Carin Holroyd and Marie Sderberg
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Names: Coates, Kenneth, 1956 editor.
Title: Japans future and a new Meiji transformation : international reflections / edited by Ken Coates, Kimie Hara, Carin Holroyd and Marie Soderberg.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Asias transformations ; 54 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subjects: LCSH: JapanForeign relations21st century. | JapanForeign economic relations. | JapanEconomic policy. | Environmental policyJapan. | Education and stateJapan.
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Contents
Axel Berkofsky is Senior Lecturer at the University of Pavia, Italy and Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Milan-based Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Axel Berkofsky is also Executive Committee Board Member at the Stockholm-based European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) and Research Affiliate at the European Institute of Japanese Studies. Previously, Dr. Berkofsky was Senior Policy Analyst and Associate Policy Analyst at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre (EPC), Research Fellow at the Brussels-based European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS). His research interests are amongst others Japanese and Chinese foreign and security policies, Chinese history, Asian security and EU-Asia relations.
Ken Coates is the Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He is the former President of the Japan Studies Association of Canada. He has written four books, all with Carin Holroyd, on aspects of Japanese studies and innovation and two others on the East Asian and global digital economy. He is currently working on a long-term comparative project on the future of rural and small-town regions, looking at efforts to produce new economy strategies for these areas. He is a member of the Creating Digital Opportunities project in Canada.
David W. Edgington is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Japanese Research UBC, and President of the Japan Studies Association of Canada. He has published widely on Japanese economic geography, urban planning and international trade issues. His recent book on Japanese disasters is Reconstructing Kobe: The Geography of Crisis and Opportunity
