The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Page 125
They claimed in defence that they had merely followed the instructions of MITI .
But this cut no ice with the Tokyo High Court , and the case was closed ten years
later with fines and suspended prison sentences for the executives .
They claimed in defence that they had merely followed the instructions of MITI .
But this cut no ice with the Tokyo High Court , and the case was closed ten years
later with fines and suspended prison sentences for the executives .
Page 230
If they had been followed there would have been no crisis ; there could have
been no conflict regarding Tanaka ' s remaining in the Diet , and the LDP majority
could at any time have voted on as many bills as it pleased . But this was only the
...
If they had been followed there would have been no crisis ; there could have
been no conflict regarding Tanaka ' s remaining in the Diet , and the LDP majority
could at any time have voted on as many bills as it pleased . But this was only the
...
Page 283
The Vatican told Japanese Catholics that they could consider the gesture a civic
duty , and most Protestant churches followed suit . In 1941 several dozen
Protestant churches merged to form a government - sponsored United Church of
Christ ...
The Vatican told Japanese Catholics that they could consider the gesture a civic
duty , and most Protestant churches followed suit . In 1941 several dozen
Protestant churches merged to form a government - sponsored United Church of
Christ ...
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Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation A Borzoi book |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1989 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2010 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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