Table of Contents

Introduction; M.Nakamura PART 1: JAPANESE VIEWS ON GLOBALIZATION Ryotaro Shiba (1923-1996) and the Call for Meiji Values in a Global Age; S.Vinh Surviving a Globalized World: Lessons to be Learned from Japan's Problem-Solving Incapability; Y.Wada The Mind Roaming above the Ocean: Mental Health of Young Japanese Sojourners in Vancouver; E.Kato Okinawa after the Cold War and the Return of American Military Bases; K.Enokido PART 2: CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND GLOBALIZATION Aging, Female and Foreign Workers, and Japanese Labour Markets: An International Perspective; A.Nakamura, M.Nakamura & A.Seike Gaijin (Foreign) Sumo Wrestlers Help Japanese Tradition to March on; T.Nakajima & K.Harakawa Gender as Intersectionality: Multiple Discrimination against Minority Women in Japan; J.Chan-Tiberghinen PART 3: POST-BUBBLE JAPANESE BUSINESS: ADJUSTING TO THE NEW ERA Why Does Japan Receive So Little Direct Investment from Abroad? S.Urata Japanese Society under Marketization and Globalization; T.Nakajima The Post-Bubble Japanese Business System and Globalization: Implications for Japanese Society; M.Nakamura & K.Horiuchi