02321nam 2200505 a 450 991046205720332120200520144314.01-280-68727-497866136642111-118-31505-7(CKB)2670000000210172(EBL)932016(OCoLC)780415808(MiAaPQ)EBC932016(Au-PeEL)EBL932016(CaPaEBR)ebr10580171(CaONFJC)MIL366421(EXLCZ)99267000000021017220120316d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||Contemporary Japan[electronic resource] history, politics, and social change since the 1980s /Jeff Kingston2nd ed.Chichester ;Malden, Mass. John Wiley & Sons20131 online resource (325 p.)History of the contemporary worldDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-31507-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Risk and consequences -- pt. 3. Politics and consequences -- pt. 4. Environment and disaster -- pt. 5. Institutions at risk -- pt. 6. Postscript.The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown. Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami Shows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happen Includes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis Analyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', whyHistory of the contemporary world.JapanHistoryHeisei period, 1989-JapanSocial conditions1989-JapanEconomic conditions1989-Electronic books.952.05Kingston Jeff1957-782919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462057203321Contemporary Japan1738806UNINA