Area Handbook Series: Japan: A Country Study

Abstract

ForewordThis volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies-Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. The last page of this book lists the othpr published studies.Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.The books represent the analysis of the authors and should not be construed as an expression of an official United States government position, policy, or decision. The authors have sought to adhere to accepted standards of scholarly objectivity. Corrections, additions, and suggestions for changes from readers will be welcomed for use in future editions.

Criminal violence and alcohol beverage control: evidence from an international study

“…Notice that Japan has no reported cases of robbery in 1988. Finding no robberies in a sample of 2,411 Japanese individuals is quite likely because Japan has very low crime rates in general Dolan and Worden (1994). find that in 1989, Japan experienced 1.3 robberies per 100,000 population, as compared with 48.6 for West Germany, 65.8 for Britain, and 233.0 for the United States.…”

A comparative study of b-class culture and kawaii culture: a case study of Pengsoo and Kumamon

“…These attitudes allowed the government to influence business. There was a national consensus that Japan must be an economic power and that all Japanese's duty was to sacrifice themselves for this national goal (Dolan 1994). Kumamon has always been perceived as a rescue bear mascot in Japan.…”