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 105
... sokaiya ( ' general meeting fixer ' ) , a businessman type of extortionist gangster who emerged in the 1970s . He is less popular than the tattooed heroes of the cinema . His victims are the large and respected corporations . The ...
... sokaiya ( ' general meeting fixer ' ) , a businessman type of extortionist gangster who emerged in the 1970s . He is less popular than the tattooed heroes of the cinema . His victims are the large and respected corporations . The ...
Page 106
... sokaiya - one - fifth of them operating on their own , a quarter allied to the large crime syndicates and the rest belonging to newly specialised extor- tionist gangs . By the late 1970s the sokaiya had developed a refined style ...
... sokaiya - one - fifth of them operating on their own , a quarter allied to the large crime syndicates and the rest belonging to newly specialised extor- tionist gangs . By the late 1970s the sokaiya had developed a refined style ...
Page 493
... sokaiya ( gangsters ) , 105-6 songs , company , 167-8 Sonoda Sunao , 43 Sontoku ( Ninomiya Kinjiro ) , 292 Sony Corporation , 247 Sophia University , 84 Sorimachi Hiroshi , 223 South Korea , 4 , 6 , 7 , 136 , 150 , 199 ; opposition ...
... sokaiya ( gangsters ) , 105-6 songs , company , 167-8 Sonoda Sunao , 43 Sontoku ( Ninomiya Kinjiro ) , 292 Sony Corporation , 247 Sophia University , 84 Sorimachi Hiroshi , 223 South Korea , 4 , 6 , 7 , 136 , 150 , 199 ; opposition ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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