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"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 health-care 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."

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Author:   Martin Fackler ,  Yoichi Funabashi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9798765118306

Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 December 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Yoichi Funabashi Introduction: What Can Japan Offer the World? Lully Miura Part One Galapagos Incubator Chapter 1 A Soft Superpower: The Pivot from Manufacturing to Pop Culture Matt Alt Chapter 2 Dominating the Pritzkers: Japan's Emergence as a Leader in Design Kengo Kuma and Dana Buntrock Chapter 3 Asia's Rediscovery of Japan: The Boom in Inbound Tourism Fumiko Kato Part Two Outliers and Pioneers Chapter 4 Departing from Silicon Valley: Japan's New Startup Ecosystem Kenji E. Kushida Chapter 5 A Nation of Centenarians: Japan's Revolution in Health and Wellness Yoshiki Ishikawa Chapter 6 Pursuing Nobels: Japan's Emergence as a Global Leader in Science David Cyranoski Chapter 7 Deciphering Japan: China's Fascination with Its Neighbor Mao Danqing Part Three Global Contributor Chapter 8 Lessons of Tohoku: The Sources of Japan's Resilience to Disaster Daniel P. Aldrich Chapter 9 Bridges Make Good Neighbors: Building Soft Power with ODA Hiromi Inami Chapter 10 Japan's Strategic Position: Global Civilian Power 2.0 Yuichi Hosoya Chapter 11 Obama in Hiroshima: A Model for Historical Reconciliation? Jennifer Lind Conclusion: Japan's Frontiers Are Global Frontiers Yoichi Funabashi About the Editors and Contributors Index

Reviews

"""A theme is that Japan has been a sort of Galapagos, somewhat isolated from the world, with advantages and problems stemming from this. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."" --Choice"

Author Information

Martin Fackler is former Tokyo Bureau Chief for The New York Times (2009–2015), for which he is currently assistant editor in Asia. Yoichi Funabashi is an award-winning Japanese journalist, author, and chair of the Asia Pacific Initiative (formerly Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation), which he cofounded.

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