Volume 4; Issue 2

Social Science Japan Journal

Volume 4; Issue 2

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From Industrial Relations to Investor Relations? Persistence and Change in Japanese Corporate Governance, Employment Practices and Industrial Relations

Takeshi Inagami

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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An Introduction to This Issue's Special Topic: 'Atypical' and 'Irregular' Labour in Contemporary Japan

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Collectivism and Individualism in Post-War Japanese Agriculture: Reflections on Nishida and Kase

Review by: Kimio Noda

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Japanese Economics and Economists since 1945by Ikeo Aiko

Review by: Katalin Ferber

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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5

Seiken Kotai to Yukensha no Taido Henyo (Changes of Administration and Shifting Voter Attitudes), by Kabashima Ikuo. Tokyo: Bokutakusha, 1998, vi + 314 pp., 2,500 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-8332-2237-X)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Romu Shiki-ken no Gendaiteki Tenkai (Modern Developments in the Employer's Right to Direction), by Michio Tsuchida. Tokyo: Shinzan-sha, 1999, 636 pp., 18,000 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-7972-2142-9)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan: The Case of Aum Shinrikyo, by Ian Reader. Richmond, UK: Curzon Press, 1999, xvi + 304 pp., $48.00 (hardcover ISBN 0-7007-1108-2); 2000, $22.95 (paperback ISBN 0-7007-1109-0). University of Hawaii Press, 2000, $48.00 (hardcover ISBN 0-8248-2339-7), $23.95 (paperback ISBN 0-8248-2340-0)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture: Gender, Shifting Boundaries and Global Cultures, edited by D. P. Martinez. Cambridge, New York and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1998, xi + 212 pp., $59.95 (hardcover ISBN 0-521-63128-9), $21.95 (paperback ISBN 0-521-63729-5)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Tennosei to Kokka: Kindai Nihon no Rikken Kunshusei (The Emperor System and the State: The Constitutional Monarchy of Modern Japan), by Masuda Tomoko. Tokyo: Aoki Shoten, 1999, vii + 309 pp., 5,000 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-250-99013-3)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Kigyoka no Ronri to Taisei no Kozu: Zeisei Katei ni Miru Soshiki to Do'in (The Logic of Entrepreneurs and the Structure of the System: Organization and Mobilization as Seen in the Process of the Taxation System), by Watanabe Jun. Tokyo: Bokutakusha, 2000, 323 pp., 5,000 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-83-322289-2)

Estevez-Abe, M.

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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From Industrial Relations to Investor Relations? Persistence and Change in Japanese Corporate Governance, Employment Practices and Industrial Relations

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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12

Discourses and Practices of Homosexuality in Japan: Recent Contributions to the Literature

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia and Oceania, edited by Jan van Bremen and Akitoshi Shimizu. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1999, xi + 409 pp., $55.00 (hardcover ISBN 0-7007-0604-6)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Atypical Employment: A Source of Flexible Work Opportunities?

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Japanese Economics and Economists since 1945, edited by Aiko Ikeo. London and New York: Routledge, 2000, xiv + 296 pp., $100 (hardcover ISBN 0-415-20804-1)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Ojoko: Nihonjin no Sei, Ro, Shi (Thoughts on Peaceful Passing: Japanese Views of Life, Old Age and Death), edited by Miyata Noboru and Shintani Takanori. Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, 349 pp., 2,800 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-09-626060-6)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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OL no Sozo: Imisekai toshite no Jenda (The Construction of OLs: Gender as a Conceptual World), by Konno Minako. Tokyo: Keiso Shobo, 2000, 229 pp., 2,400 yen (hardcover ISBN 4-326-65229-2)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Family Change and Housing in Post-War Japanese Society: the Experiences of Older Women, by Misa Izuhara. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2000, ix + 187 pp., 37.50 (hardcover ISBN 0-7546-1284-8)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Advice and Consent: The Politics of Consultation in Japan, by Frank J. Schwartz. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, xiv + 327 pp., $57.95 (hardcover ISBN 0-521-58048-x), $19.95 (paperback ISBN 0-521-00536-1)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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The Wages of Affluence: Labor and Management in Postwar Japan, by Andrew Gordon. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998, xii + 270 pp., $36.95 (hardcover ISBN 0-674-80577-1)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Changing White-collar Workplaces and Female Temporary Workers in Japan

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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An Introduction to this Issue's Special Topic: 'Atypical' and 'Irregular' Labour in Contemporary Japan

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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People in Irregular Modes of Employment: Are They Really Not Subject to Discrimination?

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Pachinko Monogatari: Soziokulturelle Exploration der japanischen Glucksspielindustrie (Pachinko Monogatari: Socio-cultural Exploration of the Japanese Gambling Industry), by Wolfram Manzenreiter. Munich: Iudicium Verlag GmbH, 1998, 157 pp., EUR 19.43 (paperback ISBN 3-89129-431-X)

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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The Role of Holding Companies in Pre-War Japanese Economic Development: Rethinking Zaibatsu in Perspectives of Corporate Governance

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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PDF, 281 KB

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'Atypical' and 'Irregular' Labour in Contemporary Japan: The Authors Debate

Sato, H., Osawa, M., Weathers, C.

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Collectivism and Individualism in Post-war Japanese Agriculture: Reflections on Nishida and Kase

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Two Japanese Treatments of Japan's Ethnic Korean Community

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Front Matter

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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Front Matter

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Social Science Japan Journal

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2001

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english

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Discourses and Practices of Homosexuality in Japan: Recent Contributions to the Literature

Review by: Wim Lunsing

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Changing White-Collar Workplaces and Female Temporary Workers in Japan

Charles Weathers

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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People in Irregular Modes of Employment: Are They Really Not Subject to Discrimination?

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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PDF, 1.84 MB

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34

Tennōsei to Kokka: Kindai Nihon no Rikken Kunshusei (The Emperor System and the State: The Constitutional Monarchy of Modern Japan)by Tomoko Masuda

Review by: Hiroshi Yasuda

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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35

Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia and Oceaniaby Jan van Bremen; Shimizu Akitoshi

Review by: Shinji Yamashita

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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Pachinko Monogatari: Soziokulturelle Exploration der japanischen Glücksspielindustrie (Pachinko Monogatari: Socio-Cultural Exploration of the Japanese Gambling Industry)by Wolfram Manzenreiter

Review by: Andreas Riessland

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 534 KB

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The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture: Gender, Shifting Boundaries and Global Culturesby D. P. Martinez

Review by: Keiko Ikeda

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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PDF, 532 KB

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OL no Sōzō: Imisekai toshite no Jendā (The Construction of OLs: Gender as a Conceptual World)by Minako Konno

Review by: Junko Sakai

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Back Matter

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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40

'Atypical' and 'Irregular' Labour in Contemporary Japan: The Authors Debate

Hiroki Satō, Mari Osawa and Charles Weathers

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Ōjōkō: Nihonjin no Sei, Rō, Shi (Thoughts on Peaceful Passing: Japanese Views of Life, Old Age and Death)by Noboru Miyata; Takanori Shintani

Review by: Ulrike Wöhr

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

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english

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Advice and Consent: The Politics of Consultation in Japanby Frank J. Schwartz

Review by: Izuru Makihara

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 545 KB

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Kigyōka no Ronri to Taisei no Kōzu: Zeisei Katei ni Miru Soshiki to Dō'in (The Logic of Entrepreneurs and the Structure of the System: Organization and Mobilization as Seen in the Process of the Taxation System)by Jun Watanabe

Review by: Margarita Estevez-Abe

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 536 KB

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44

The Role of Holding Companies in Pre-War Japanese Economic Development: Rethinking Zaibatsu in Perspectives of Corporate Governance

Tetsuji Okazaki

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.04 MB

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Two Japanese Treatments of Japan's Ethnic Korean Community

Review by: Sun Hui Koh

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 590 KB

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Rōmu Shiki-ken no Gendaiteki Tenkai (Modern Developments in the Employer's Right to Direction)by Tsuchida Michio

Review by: Ryuichi Yamakawa

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 453 KB

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Atypical Employment: A Source of Flexible Work Opportunities?

Journal:

Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.90 MB

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Seiken Kōtai to Yūkensha no Taido Henyō (Changes of Administration and Shifting Voter Attitudes)by Ikuo Kabashima

Review by: Dennis Patterson

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Social Science Japan Journal

Year:

2001

Language:

english

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PDF, 537 KB

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