Reinventing Japan - New Directions in Global Leadership (Hardcover)

Highly readable yet deeply researched, this book serves as an essential guide to the many ways in which Japan has risen to become one of the world's most creative and innovative societies. During its so-called Lost Decades, Japan has quietly reinvented itself from a nation with an economy playing catch-up into a global leader in innovation and creativity, one whose "soft power" extends from postmodern architecture to pluripotent stem cells. Written by a dozen experts in their fields, including architect Kengo Kuma, designer of Tokyo's 2020 Olympic stadium, this book describes Japan's contributions to the world in fields ranging from fashion and pop culture to development aid and historical reconciliation. In addition, it demonstrates how Japan has led efforts to contend with several social and economic challenges facing the entire developed world, including demographic aging, rising healthcare costs, and wasteful consumption. Using these accomplishments as evidence, it argues that, in an era of questions surrounding the capability of American leadership, the time has come for Japan to step into a new role as a purveyor of models and values better suited to today's multipolar and diverse world.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Martin Fackler • Yoichi Funabashi
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-6286-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-4408-6286-9
Barcode:	9781440862861

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