The Japanese Power Game: What It Means for America

by William J. Holstein

Book Overview

In 1998 the Japanese government was rocked by a series of scandals that seemed to threaten the entire postwar order. This book focuses on what these scandals meant for the Japanese system -- and for the rest of the world. The largest scandal centered on Hiromasa Ezoe, the founder of the Recruit group of magazines, who spread millions of his unlisted shares among Japan's powerful elite to gain influence. Holstein shows how hopes for political and social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684191768
• ISBN13: 9780684191768
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.