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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47 In fact , there appear to be good grounds for a certain degree of mistrust . es
Dependent judges Socially instilled acceptance of the world as it is makes the
Japanese relatively pliable in the hands of the judicial authorities . The judges ...
47 In fact , there appear to be good grounds for a certain degree of mistrust . es
Dependent judges Socially instilled acceptance of the world as it is makes the
Japanese relatively pliable in the hands of the judicial authorities . The judges ...
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the Supreme Court sometimes instructs lower courts as to the kind of decision it
expects them to make , for example in the areas of labour and medicine . In 1987
it was revealed that in Decemer 1983 the Supreme Court had summoned judges
...
the Supreme Court sometimes instructs lower courts as to the kind of decision it
expects them to make , for example in the areas of labour and medicine . In 1987
it was revealed that in Decemer 1983 the Supreme Court had summoned judges
...
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Japanese police , procurators , and judges think of the confession as the ' king of
evidence ( shoko no o ) . It is the decisive element of proof sought by every
procurator before he takes a case into court and the single most important item ...
Japanese police , procurators , and judges think of the confession as the ' king of
evidence ( shoko no o ) . It is the decisive element of proof sought by every
procurator before he takes a case into court and the single most important item ...
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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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