Japan after the economic miracle : in search of new directions / edited by Paul Bowles and Lawrence T. Woods. - ix, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. - Social indicators research series ; v. 3 . - Social indicators research series ; v. 3. .

Papers presented at 11th annual meeting of the Japan Studies Association of Canada at the University of Northern British Columbia from 2-3 October 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Searching for new directions: the Japanese challenges and responses -- Japan's postwar Fordism: an historical perspective on the economic crisis in Japan -- Restoring the legitimacy of Japanese business in the post-bubble era: can good economics make good ethics easier? -- Changing behaviour of Japanese consumers -- Back in the race: Japan and the Internet -- New directions in Canada's Japanese-owned automobile plants -- Producing and managing hazardous waste in Japan -- Sustainability of farm settlements in Japan after the economic miracle: a case study of Onoji hamlet and Yamanashi prefecture -- New directions in Japanese urban planning: a case study of Nagoya -- The aging of Japanese society: human resource management in transition -- Contemporary party politics in Japan: an old wine in a new bottle? -- Searching for new directions: The Canadian challenges and responses -- Breaking into the Japanese Market: Canadian companies and the challenge of doing business in Japan -- Learning with a new media -- History of Japanese language education at UBC, 1956-1998: challenges and future directions -- Teaching Japanese to a multicultural student population -- Beyond boundaries: Japanese migrant women in North America -- Index. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. II. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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