The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation"The first full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political/industrial system"--Cover subtitle. |
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... religions really began to proliferate . They included such esoteric specimens as Denshinkyo , the ' electricity religion ' , which worshipped Thomas Edison . In 1951 , 720 new religions were registered , but a revision of the law to ...
... religions really began to proliferate . They included such esoteric specimens as Denshinkyo , the ' electricity religion ' , which worshipped Thomas Edison . In 1951 , 720 new religions were registered , but a revision of the law to ...
Page 276
... religion to his inner core is an idea strange to most Japanese . Religion is seen rather as a tool , as something you adopt because it will get you somewhere . A newspaper advice column once told a mother worried about her daughter ...
... religion to his inner core is an idea strange to most Japanese . Religion is seen rather as a tool , as something you adopt because it will get you somewhere . A newspaper advice column once told a mother worried about her daughter ...
Page 293
... religion . Thus Japan's unofficial but , to all intents and purposes , most prominent mouthpiece in the world , the ... religion , since they do worry about where Japan is going and since they will always ask questions and suggest ...
... religion . Thus Japan's unofficial but , to all intents and purposes , most prominent mouthpiece in the world , the ... religion , since they do worry about where Japan is going and since they will always ask questions and suggest ...
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