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General Editor’s Introduction. List of Tables. Maps. Conventions. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Why Japan and its Politics Matter. 2. Historical Background: Japan’s Emergence as a Modern State and the Politics of War, 1853––1945. 3. Social Background: How far Social Norms and Behaviour Influence Politics. 4. Political Reconstruction and Development, 1945–1989. 5. One Step Forward and One Step Back: Attempting Political Reform in the 1990s. 6. New Politics for the New Millennium: The Koizumi Effect. 7. Who Runs Japan?. 8. Parliament and Parliamentary Elections: The Changing Character of Electioneering. 9. The Politics of Party: The Liberal Democrats and their Rivals. 10. Some Problems of the Constitution. 11. Issues of Domestic Political Concern. 12. Issues of Foreign Policy and Defence. 13. Conclusions: The Analytical Challenge of Japanese Politics. Appendix 1: House of Representatives Election Results, 1946–1955. Appendix 2: House of Representatives Election Results, 1958–1972. Appendix 3: House of Representatives Election Results, 1976–1990. Appendix 4: House of Representatives Election Results, 1993–2005. Appendix 5: House of Councillors Election Results, 11 July 2004. Appendix 6: House of Councillors Election Results, 29 July 2007. Further Reading. Index