Chapter Introduction
Abstract
Japan in the Heisei Era (1989–2019) provides a retrospective and multidisciplinary account of a society in flux. Featuring analyses from leading scholars around the globe, this textbook examines the evolving contexts of Japan throughout the Heisei era and how longstanding verities and values have been called into question. Asking what this holds for Japan’s future relations with the world and within its own communities, chapters delve beneath the layers of a complex and increasingly diverse society, exploring topics including simmering ethnonationalism, economic torpor, political stagnation, and cultural dynamics. Features of this textbook include: Analysis of key social issues ranging from immigration, civil society, press freedom, politics, labour and the economy, to diversity, the marginalisation of women, Shinto, and Aum Shinrikyo Evaluation of the legacy of Emperor Akihito on war memory, the imperial institution, art, regional relations, and constitutional revision Multidisciplinary insights from both the social sciences and humanities Rich illustrations for visual analysis of developments in contemporary Japanese literature, film, art, and pop culture Providing students with dynamic analyses of how contemporary Japanese society continues to transform, this textbook is essential reading for students of Japanese Studies, including Japanese culture, society, history, and politics. The Introduction and Chapter 19 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Keywords
Heisei,Emperor Akihito,Lost decades,Kobe earthquake,Aum Shinrikyo,Japanese history,contemporary Japan,Japanese society,Japanese culture,Shinzō Abe,Abenomics,Junichirō Koizumi,kawaii,Heisei Era,Emperor Akihito,Aum Shinrikyo,Comfort Women,Younger Men,Violate,UN,Emperor Kammu,Civil Society,Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant,Gender Equal Society,Neon Genesis Evangelion,IHA,Asahi Shinbun,LDP,Non-regular Workers,Emperor Kanmu,Miyazaki Hayao,Nippon Kaigi,People's Emperor,Imperial Family Members,Emperor System,Partnership Certificates,Murayama Statement,Yamatani ErikoDOI
10.4324/9780429273575-35ISBN
9780367221652, 9780367221676, 9780429273575Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2022Grantor
Imprint
RoutledgeClassification
Asian history
Politics and government
Ethnic studies
Regional / International studies