Preface - Acknowledgements - Map of Japan - The Setting: Geography People Language History and Culture - The Political Framework: the Constitution the Emperor the Diet Political Parties - Government: Central and Local - Law and Order - Foreign Affairs and Defence - Finance - Industry and Commerce - Agriculture and Infrastructure - Employment Health and Welfare - Education and Culture - Maps of Japan - Appendix I: The Constitution of Japan - Appendix II: The Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at San Francisco on 8 September 1951 (entered into force 28 April 1952) - Appendix III: The Imperial family and the Imperial household - Appendix IV: List of postwar Prime Ministers - Appendix V: Events in postwar Japanese history - Appendix VI: Selected statistics - Appendix VII: Parties in the Diet - Suggestions for further reading - Index. Language: English