Akira Nakamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4379239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akira Nakamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akira |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamura |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Meiji University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9063-7026 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Interest in dietary pattern, social capital, and psychological distress: A cross-sectional study in a rural Japanese community
Low interest in dietary pattern, low frequency of intake of vegetables, and low levels of social capital were significantly associated with psychological distress after adjusting for socio-demographic variables
Asian model of government re-examined in the aftermath of the global economic crunch: A Japanese perspective from the experience of the triple disasters in March 2011
This article addresses three related issues about the role and functions of government in East Asia in general and Japan in particular. First, it tries to describe the important function of national bureaucracy in Japan’s economic growth, a development mode that has often been labelled ‘statism’ or ‘administrative centred government’. The first section delineates how this model became entrenched in the country. Second, the article highlights seve…
Miti and the Japanese Miracle Revisited: Reevaluation of the Administrative‐Centered Government
Chalmers Johnson, MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925–1975 (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1982). xvi, 393 pp. $27.95 (paper), ISBN: 9780804712064
What We Know, and What We Have Not Yet Learned: Triple Disasters and the Fukushima Nuclear Fiasco in Japan
Japan is the only country to suffer twice from the terrible consequences of atomic bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are renowned internationally for experiencing the first twin devastating nuclear attacks in history. Unfortunately, Japan has witnessed several other serious nuclear‐related disasters in recent years. The much‐publicized Fukushima disaster in 2011 is one of them. How could such a serious accident occur in a modern, highly sensitive, nu…
Problems and Prospects for Government Reform in Japan's Public Administration: The Rise of the New Versus the Persistence of the Old
This article explores Japan's recent experience of government reform, especially in terms of New Public Management (NMP). Although the concept of government reform arrived late in Japan, the country seems to have finally caught up with many other nations concerning public sector reform. However, the Japanese achievement has so far shown that the NPM concept, when placed in a cultural setting that differs from that of its origins, can produce unex…
Japan's central administration at the crossroads: Increasing public demand for deregulation, decentralization and de-bureaucratization
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)singlehandedly governed Japan for over thirty eight years until June 1993. Under the semipermanent conservative governance, central agencies have assumed a major role in making Japanese big businesses expand and become one of the leading players in the international economy. Nonetheless, many Japanese doubt the role and function of Japan's central administration. They believe that the central government has been …
Tokyo government tries governance: Development and problems of public administration in Japan's capital city
Environmentalism and the Growth Machine: The System of Political Economy and “Kogai” Control in Japan
The primary objective of this article is to examine both the role of government and the function of public administration in the areas of economic development and environment protection in Japan. This article will first elucidate several important mechanisms of Japan's economic growth. In a nutshell, it posits the Japanese government as the spearhead of a growth machine. Subsequently, this article will also describe a number of historical develop…
Responsible Governance and Problems of Administrative Reform: Experiences of Developing Countries in Asia
In the 1980s many developing and newly industrializing countries in Asia expressed great interest in administrative reform. Compelling reasons for public reform in these nations arise from causes different from those in developed nations. Among Asian developing nations, government reform is intrinsic to and inextricable from crises in governance. Within the context of developing politics, a reliable and competent government is sine qua non of nat…
The Transformation of the Japanese Policy‐Making Process: The LDP Governance at the Crossroads
LDP bashing: The day Japan's ruling party was defeated
The Anatomy of Suburban Politics in Japan: The Case of Western Tokyo
Prerequisites To Ministerial Careers in Japan 1885-1980
Japan adopted a Cabinet form of government in 1885. In the intervening 100 years, different sets of criteria prevailed in selecting cabinet ministers. Initially (1885 until 1918), precedence was given to individuals who came from those fiefs ( han) whose leaders had engineered the Meiji Restoration (1868). From the end of World War I until the end of World II, having graduated from certain higher schools or universities was a crucial prerequisite…
Asian model of government re-examined in the aftermath of the global economic crunch: A Japanese perspective from the experience of the triple disasters in March 2011
This article addresses three related issues about the role and functions of government in East Asia in general and Japan in particular. First, it tries to describe the important function of national bureaucracy in Japan’s economic growth, a development mode that has often been labelled ‘statism’ or ‘administrative centred government’. The first section delineates how this model became entrenched in the country. Second, the article highlights seve…
Prerequisites To Ministerial Careers in Japan 1885-1980
Japan adopted a Cabinet form of government in 1885. In the intervening 100 years, different sets of criteria prevailed in selecting cabinet ministers. Initially (1885 until 1918), precedence was given to individuals who came from those fiefs ( han) whose leaders had engineered the Meiji Restoration (1868). From the end of World War I until the end of World II, having graduated from certain higher schools or universities was a crucial prerequisite…
Environmentalism and the Growth Machine: The System of Political Economy and “Kogai” Control in Japan
The primary objective of this article is to examine both the role of government and the function of public administration in the areas of economic development and environment protection in Japan. This article will first elucidate several important mechanisms of Japan's economic growth. In a nutshell, it posits the Japanese government as the spearhead of a growth machine. Subsequently, this article will also describe a number of historical develop…
Responsible Governance and Problems of Administrative Reform: Experiences of Developing Countries in Asia
In the 1980s many developing and newly industrializing countries in Asia expressed great interest in administrative reform. Compelling reasons for public reform in these nations arise from causes different from those in developed nations. Among Asian developing nations, government reform is intrinsic to and inextricable from crises in governance. Within the context of developing politics, a reliable and competent government is sine qua non of nat…
LDP bashing: The day Japan's ruling party was defeated
Prerequisites To Ministerial Careers in Japan 1885-1980
Japan adopted a Cabinet form of government in 1885. In the intervening 100 years, different sets of criteria prevailed in selecting cabinet ministers. Initially (1885 until 1918), precedence was given to individuals who came from those fiefs ( han) whose leaders had engineered the Meiji Restoration (1868). From the end of World War I until the end of World II, having graduated from certain higher schools or universities was a crucial prerequisite…
The Anatomy of Suburban Politics in Japan: The Case of Western Tokyo
The Transformation of the Japanese Policy‐Making Process: The LDP Governance at the Crossroads
LDP bashing: The day Japan's ruling party was defeated
Environmentalism and the Growth Machine: The System of Political Economy and “Kogai” Control in Japan
The primary objective of this article is to examine both the role of government and the function of public administration in the areas of economic development and environment protection in Japan. This article will first elucidate several important mechanisms of Japan's economic growth. In a nutshell, it posits the Japanese government as the spearhead of a growth machine. Subsequently, this article will also describe a number of historical develop…
Responsible Governance and Problems of Administrative Reform: Experiences of Developing Countries in Asia
In the 1980s many developing and newly industrializing countries in Asia expressed great interest in administrative reform. Compelling reasons for public reform in these nations arise from causes different from those in developed nations. Among Asian developing nations, government reform is intrinsic to and inextricable from crises in governance. Within the context of developing politics, a reliable and competent government is sine qua non of nat…
Japan's central administration at the crossroads: Increasing public demand for deregulation, decentralization and de-bureaucratization
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)singlehandedly governed Japan for over thirty eight years until June 1993. Under the semipermanent conservative governance, central agencies have assumed a major role in making Japanese big businesses expand and become one of the leading players in the international economy. Nonetheless, many Japanese doubt the role and function of Japan's central administration. They believe that the central government has been …
Tokyo government tries governance: Development and problems of public administration in Japan's capital city
Problems and Prospects for Government Reform in Japan's Public Administration: The Rise of the New Versus the Persistence of the Old
This article explores Japan's recent experience of government reform, especially in terms of New Public Management (NMP). Although the concept of government reform arrived late in Japan, the country seems to have finally caught up with many other nations concerning public sector reform. However, the Japanese achievement has so far shown that the NPM concept, when placed in a cultural setting that differs from that of its origins, can produce unex…
Miti and the Japanese Miracle Revisited: Reevaluation of the Administrative‐Centered Government
Chalmers Johnson, MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925–1975 (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1982). xvi, 393 pp. $27.95 (paper), ISBN: 9780804712064
What We Know, and What We Have Not Yet Learned: Triple Disasters and the Fukushima Nuclear Fiasco in Japan
Japan is the only country to suffer twice from the terrible consequences of atomic bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are renowned internationally for experiencing the first twin devastating nuclear attacks in history. Unfortunately, Japan has witnessed several other serious nuclear‐related disasters in recent years. The much‐publicized Fukushima disaster in 2011 is one of them. How could such a serious accident occur in a modern, highly sensitive, nu…
Asian model of government re-examined in the aftermath of the global economic crunch: A Japanese perspective from the experience of the triple disasters in March 2011
This article addresses three related issues about the role and functions of government in East Asia in general and Japan in particular. First, it tries to describe the important function of national bureaucracy in Japan’s economic growth, a development mode that has often been labelled ‘statism’ or ‘administrative centred government’. The first section delineates how this model became entrenched in the country. Second, the article highlights seve…
Interest in dietary pattern, social capital, and psychological distress: A cross-sectional study in a rural Japanese community
Low interest in dietary pattern, low frequency of intake of vegetables, and low levels of social capital were significantly associated with psychological distress after adjusting for socio-demographic variables
Political science (12 works) · Government (linguistics (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Public Administration (8 works) · Japanese History and Culture (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Administration (probate law (3 works)