The multiple and diverse forces of globalization have, indeed, affected Japan significantly over the past decades. But so, it must be said, has Japan influenced a variety of critical global developments - globalization is not a one-way street, particularly for a nation as economically influential and technologically advanced as Japan. The chapters in this collection examine the impact of globalization on Japan and the impact of Japan on the forces of globalization from the various disciplinary perspectives of business, the economy, politics, technology, culture and society. They also explain…mehr
The multiple and diverse forces of globalization have, indeed, affected Japan significantly over the past decades. But so, it must be said, has Japan influenced a variety of critical global developments - globalization is not a one-way street, particularly for a nation as economically influential and technologically advanced as Japan. The chapters in this collection examine the impact of globalization on Japan and the impact of Japan on the forces of globalization from the various disciplinary perspectives of business, the economy, politics, technology, culture and society. They also explain the manner in which the nation has responded to the economic and cultural liberalization that has been such a profound force for change around the globe.
Carin Holroyd is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Ken Coates is Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the university of Waterloo, Canada.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates Part 1: The History of Globalization in Japan 1. Pioneers of Globalization: Tokugawa's Cross-Cultural Communications Jay Goulding 2. Mind the Gap: Japanese Corporate Web Sites and the Missing War Years Jeff Alexander 3. 'Kids These Days...': Globalization and the Shifting Discourse of Childhood in Japan Dawn Grimes-McClellan Part 2: Globalization and the Japanese Economy and Business Environment 4. Restructuring and Returns in Japan 2000-2001 Dick Beason, Ken Gordon, Vikas Mehrotra and Akiko Watanabe 5. An Overview of Corporate Governance Reform in Post-Bubble Japan: Institutional Change and Selective Adaptation, Masao Nakamura 6. Competing in the New Global Economy: Exploring the Roots of Japanese Scientific and Technological Innovation Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd Part 3: Cool Japan and the Global Age 7. Soft Power and the Globalization of Japanese Popular Culture William Tsutsui 8. Wakon-Yosai and Globalization Norio Ota 9. Caught in a 'Restless Dream:' Contemporary Japanese Women Writers and the Era of Globalization Janice Brown Part 4: Globalization and Japan's Place in the World 10. Japan and the Cold War Frontiers in East Asia in the Era of Globalization Kimie Hara 11. National Mobilization and Global Engagement: Understanding Japan's Response to Global Climate Change Initiatives Carin Holroyd 12. Conclusion: Japan and 21st Century Globalization Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates
Introduction Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates Part 1: The History of Globalization in Japan 1. Pioneers of Globalization: Tokugawa's Cross-Cultural Communications Jay Goulding 2. Mind the Gap: Japanese Corporate Web Sites and the Missing War Years Jeff Alexander 3. 'Kids These Days...': Globalization and the Shifting Discourse of Childhood in Japan Dawn Grimes-McClellan Part 2: Globalization and the Japanese Economy and Business Environment 4. Restructuring and Returns in Japan 2000-2001 Dick Beason, Ken Gordon, Vikas Mehrotra and Akiko Watanabe 5. An Overview of Corporate Governance Reform in Post-Bubble Japan: Institutional Change and Selective Adaptation, Masao Nakamura 6. Competing in the New Global Economy: Exploring the Roots of Japanese Scientific and Technological Innovation Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd Part 3: Cool Japan and the Global Age 7. Soft Power and the Globalization of Japanese Popular Culture William Tsutsui 8. Wakon-Yosai and Globalization Norio Ota 9. Caught in a 'Restless Dream:' Contemporary Japanese Women Writers and the Era of Globalization Janice Brown Part 4: Globalization and Japan's Place in the World 10. Japan and the Cold War Frontiers in East Asia in the Era of Globalization Kimie Hara 11. National Mobilization and Global Engagement: Understanding Japan's Response to Global Climate Change Initiatives Carin Holroyd 12. Conclusion: Japan and 21st Century Globalization Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates
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