{"product_id":"japans-future-and-a-new-ken-coates-9780367174248","title":"Japan's Future and a New Meiji Transformation: International Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing together the work of sixteen international Japan specialists and scholars, this book analyzes Japan's culture and history to reflect on the critical policy decisions and national commitments required for the country to continue to succeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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 \u003ci\u003eJapan's Future and a New Meiji Transformation \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics, economics and history, as well as Asian Studies more generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Coates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367174243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367174248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Ken Coates","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086499918079,"sku":"9780367174248","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfb724d9-c66e-4a9f-87eb-f15ea69860cd.jpg?v=1769095025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japans-future-and-a-new-ken-coates-9780367174248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}