1.Introduction
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2.State and Modernization in Meiji and Taishō
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| 3.Shōwa and the Asia-Pacific War |
| 4.Allied Occupation |
5.Postwar Constitution
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| 6.Yoshida-Kishi (1946-1960): The Making of Postwar Conservatism |
| 7.Ikeda-Satō (1960-1972): The Politics of High-Speed Growth |
| 8.Tanaka-Suzuki (1972-1982): LDP’s Years of Strife |
| 9.Nakasone (1982-1987): The New Right and Conservative Resurgence |
| 10.Takeshita-Miyazawa (1987-1993): Scandals, Breakup, and Downfall |
| 11.Electoral Law, Political Reform, and Party Realignment |
| 12.Bureaucracy and Administrative Reform |
| 13.Interest Groups in a Globalizing Economy |
| 14.Media and Society: A More Assertive Nation? |
| 15.Hosokawa-Murayama (1993-1996): Dynamics of Coalition Politics |
| 16.Hashimoto-Mori (1996-2001): Ruling over the Lost Decade |
| 17.Koizumi (2001-2006): Messiah or Fraudster? |
| 18.Abe-Asō (2006-2009): Living off the Family Legacy |
| 19.Hatoyama-Kan (2009-2011): DPJ Triumphs, then Falters |
| 20.Noda (2011-): "Revolution" Aborted |
| 21.Conclusions |