From Brian Teaman

Politics: Japan

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

J. Mark Ramseyer and Frances [McCall] 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 anthropological study of the Japanese political system you might want to check

Brian J. [McVeigh] 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.

A good website:

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

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