28 April 2004
Probably every British person who has been to Japan, at some point finds him or herself crying out, ‘if only we had their rail and bus systems over here (but not their traffic jams)!’
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Dr Dobson explores the motivation of the Japanese government and non-governmental actors’ aims and objectives and examines how and to what extent they have been achieved. Presenting a wealth of new research, this theoretically informed book will be of interest to those studying international relations and Japanese politics.
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What can Japan and the UK learn from each other about home-building – and what type of homes do people want in the 21st century? Can these homes be constructed in ways which minimise the impacts on the environment?
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Japanese Capitalism and Modernity in a Global Era investigates the key themes surrounding the lifetime employment system, including the attitudes and values of Japanese company employees and whether or not Japan is converging with Western forms of capitalist organisation.
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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution previously announced that its next major study would be on the urban environment. The Commission held a seminar at the end of March 2004 to determine the exact focus of the study.
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The Commission held a seminar at the end of March 2004 to determine the exact focus of the study. Japan’s experience in transforming itself from an urban society with serious pollution problems to one which, with some exceptions, manages to combine high population densities with high standards of physical environmental quality, could well be relevant to the Commission’s interests.
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Roger Madelin discussed the King’s Cross project in London, and Peter Carl and David Height discussed the planned redevelopment of the northern Osaka Station area.
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