LEADER 03279nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910459047803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-226-89409-6 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226894096 035 $a(CKB)2560000000061136 035 $a(EBL)665711 035 $a(OCoLC)707067845 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000538435 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12222930 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538435 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10557690 035 $a(PQKB)10403960 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000518803 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12199615 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518803 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10494528 035 $a(PQKB)11027479 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122542 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665711 035 $a(DE-B1597)524165 035 $a(OCoLC)1135614377 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226894096 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665711 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10453072 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000061136 100 $a20041014d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLaw in everyday Japan$b[electronic resource] $esex, sumo, suicide, and statutes /$fMark D. West 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-89402-9 311 $a0-226-89403-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Lost and found -- Sumo -- Karaoke -- Earthquakes and condominiums -- Love hotels -- Working hours -- Debt-suicide -- Conclusions and implications. 330 $aLawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. High-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship about the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on epic court battles, large-scale social issues, and corporate governance? Mark D. West's Law in Everyday Japan fills a void in our understanding of the relationship between law and social life in Japan by shifting the focus to cases more representative of everyday Japanese life. Compiling case studies based on seven fascinating themes-karaoke-based noise complaints, sumo wrestling, love hotels, post-Kobe earthquake condominium reconstruction, lost-and-found outcomes, working hours, and debt-induced suicide-Law in Everyday Japan offers a vibrant portrait of the way law intermingles with social norms, historically ingrained ideas, and cultural mores in Japan. Each example is informed by extensive fieldwork. West interviews all of the participants-from judges and lawyers to defendants, plaintiffs, and their families-to uncover an everyday Japan where law matters, albeit in very surprising ways. 606 $aLaw$zJapan 606 $aLaw and economics 606 $aSociological jurisprudence 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLaw 615 0$aLaw and economics. 615 0$aSociological jurisprudence. 676 $a349.52 700 $aWest$b Mark D$0887054 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459047803321 996 $aLaw in everyday Japan$91980892 997 $aUNINA