Welcome to the An Introduction to Japanese Society website.
The views presented in the websites, readings and multimedia materials provided here are not necessarily endorsed by the author, but rather are presented as points of entry into critical discussion and analysis.
Student resources
These resources are available to users of the book and require a username and password.
- The username is: japanese
- The password can be found in Chapter 2 of the book, and is the third word under the heading ‘4 Multicultural model’ (page 37 of the print book).
Note that when you click on a file, you will be prompted for your password just once for each session.
Resources include:
- links to useful website resources and further reading
- links to relevant video and audio materials to complement the text
- Japanese–English dictionary of key terms
Files can be downloaded using the links below, or in one zip file.
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Japanese–English dictionary
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General resources
- Chapter 1 Historical backdrop: disintegration and restoration
- Chapter 2 The Japan phenomenon: analysis and understanding
- Chapter 3 Class: stratification and disparity
- Chapter 4 Generations and geography: variations in an aging society
- Chapter 5 Work: ‘Japanese-style’ management and cultural capitalism
- Chapter 6 Education: diversity and unity
- Chapter 7 Gender and family: challenges to ideology
- Chapter 8 Ethnicity and Japaneseness: defining the nation
- Chapter 9 The establishment: competition and collusion
- Chapter 10 Religion: belief and secularization
- Chapter 11 Culture: the popular and the cool
- Chapter 12 Civil society: activism and friendly authoritarianism
Instructor resources
These resources are available to adopters of the book, and require a username and password. Please contact Cambridge University Press if you require a password, and provide details of course, semester and enrolment as well as your name, university and position. If you do not wish to be added to our contacts database and receive email marketing, please state this in your email.
>> Email to request password access
Note that when you click on a file, you will be prompted for your password just once for each session.
Resources in addition to those offered to students above include:
- reflection questions to accompany the student video and audio materials
- additional discussion and research questions to guide further exploration of each topic
- forum discussion questions
Files can be downloaded by chapter using the links below, or in one zip file.
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Japanese–English dictionary
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General resources
- Chapter 1 Historical backdrop: disintegration and restoration
- Chapter 2 The Japan phenomenon: analysis and understanding
- Chapter 3 Class: stratification and disparity
- Chapter 4 Generations and geography: variations in an aging society
- Chapter 5 Work: ‘Japanese-style’ management and cultural capitalism
- Chapter 6 Education: diversity and unity
- Chapter 7 Gender and family: challenges to ideology
- Chapter 8 Ethnicity and Japaneseness: defining the nation
- Chapter 9 The establishment: competition and collusion
- Chapter 10 Religion: belief and secularization
- Chapter 11 Culture: the popular and the cool
- Chapter 12 Civil society: activism and friendly authoritarianism