In Japanese society, gender has long been a major determinant of individuals' work-career and life trajectory. Due to the complexity of this social phenomenon, Gender and Career in Japan probes the na
After the collapse of Japan's bubble-economy in the late 1980s, a wide range of neo-liberal reforms were introduced which dramatically affected the nature of the labor market. These reforms expanded a
This collection of ten articles on social structures in modern Japan examines issues of inequality and discrimination in Japanese culture and explores issues of social justice and class structure in s
Now available in paperback, Stratification in Cultural Contexts is a collection drawn from research results of the East Asian Division of the Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequali
In this examination of globalization and its impact on urban space, Yoshihara (sociology, Tohoku U., Japan) emphasizes the metaphor of fluidity, meaning networked movements of people, money, objects,
