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Introduction 1. Sources of Japanese Identity Clinton Godart: The Introduction of Modern Science and Technology 2. The House and Family System Ayumi Sasagawa: Views of Housewives in Contemporary Japan 3. Socialisation and Classification Emma E. Cook: Food Allergies, Illness and Personhood in Japan 4. Community and Neighbourhood Yukifumi Makita: Rebuilding Community Life in Rural Japan 5. The Education System Katsunobu Shimizu: Local government involvement with education 6. Status, Hierarchy and Ethnic Diversity Jamie Coates: New Chinese socialities in Japan 7. Religious Influences Sebastien Penmellen Boret: Buddhist lifelines during the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake 8. Ritual and the Life Cycle Andrea De Antoni: Coping with the Spirits of Unsettled Death 9. Opportunities for Working Life Swee-Lin Ho: Women with Professional Careers in Japan’s Male-Dominated Corporate World 10. Arts, Entertainment and Leisure Carmen Săpunaru Tămaș: A Puff of Fairy Dust: Drag Queens of the Osaka Stage 11. Government and the Craft of Politics John Breen: Contested Emperorship 12. The Legal System and Social Controlin a Global World Tom Gill: The Great Eastern Japan Disaster of 2011: How It Damaged Social Control and Social Trust Conclusion Bruce White: The World in Japan