• Juuso is also familiar with a couple of good German books if you are interested let me know.

The first one will give an overview of the political field in Japan

and for an anthropological study of the Japanese political system you might want to check

A Brief Bibliography of Japanese Politics (Thanks to Juuso Salmo for this)

The first one will give an overview of the political field in Japan.

For Media Politics

and for an anthropological study of the Japanese political system you might

If you're interested in explanatory theories on the country:

A good website:

• I also know a couple of good German books but you probably aren't interested in those.

and for an anthropological study of the Japanese political system you might

J. Mark Ramseyer and Frances [McCall] Rosenbluth

Brian J. [McVeigh]

A Brief Bibliography of Japanese Politics (Thanks to Juuso Salmo for this)

J. Mark Ramseyer and Frances Mc Call? Rosenbluth Japan's Political Marketplace Harvard University Press paperback edition, 1997 ISBN 0-674-47281-0

For Media Politics

Susan J. Pharr & Ellis S. Krauss [eds.] Media and Politics in Japan Honolulu University of Hawaii Press, 1996

and for an anthropoligical study of the Japanese political system you might want to check

Brian J. Mc Veigh? The Nature of the Japanese State Rationality and rituality Routledge London&New York 1998 ISBN 0-415-17106-7

If you're interested in explanatory theories on the country:

Kerbo Harold R., Mckinstry John A.: Who Rules Japan? The Inner Circles of Economic and Political Power. London, 1995.

Yeah so all of these books are interesting. The first one will give some oversight of the political field in Japan. I also know a couple of good German books but you probably aren't interested in those. So check some of them out...

A good website:

<http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Kamikubo.html>