"Over the course of the period 1857 to 1937 in Japan, six distinct stages can be identified as the country moved from Shogun rule and its subsequent overthrow, from industrialisation and investment to the Meiji Constitution and then from Taisha democracy to Showa fascism. In thi…
Why Japan and its politics matter -- Japan's emergence as a modern state and the politics of war, 1853-1945 -- Politics influenced by social norms and behaviour: continuity and change -- Political reconstruction and development, 1945-1989 -- One step forward and one step back: a…
