Handbook of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy

Introduction: The Institutional Landscape of Japanese Politics and Public Administration (Mieko Nakabayashi), Part 1: History of Japanese Bureaucracy:, 1. The Modern Bureaucracy (Yuichiro Shimizu and Andrew Levidis), 2. Post War and Showa (Akiko Izumo), Part 2: System, Underlying Laws and Rules/Regulations:, 3. The General Structure of Japanese Bureaucracy and Administrative Jurisdiction under the Current Law (Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta), 4. Employment Process and System: Merit System and Competitive Examination (Hideki Goda), 5. Ethics and Regulations (Hideki Goda), 6. Careers after Retirement (Masashi Nakano), Part 3: Relationship with Politics and the Legislative Process:, 7. Legislation and Politics: A Key Public Policy Tool under Changing Governance (Masahiro Mogaki), 8. Bureaucracy in the Japanese Legislative Branch (Shu Kajita), 9. Japan's Political and Administrative Reforms and Governance after the 1990s (Hideaki Tanaka), 10. Changing Relationship between Politics and Bureaucracy (Hiroko SHIMADA Logie), 11. Japanese Bureaucracy from a Comparative Perspective: Case Studies in Political Control over the Civil Service (Shannon Granville), Part 4: Bureaucracy in Practice: Latest Examples and Issues for Each Ministry:, 12. Cabinet Secretariat and Office (Masaaki Kawagoe), 13. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) (Tadafumi Kageyama, Shunsuke Kimura, and Masahiro Mogaki), 14. The National Police Agency and the Police System (Yoshiki Kobayashi), 15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) (Takashi Sekiyama), 16 . Fiscal Consolidation and The Ministry of Finance (MOF); (Hideaki Tanaka), 17. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) (Robert Aspinall and John McLaughlin), 18. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) (Masashi Nakano), 19. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) (Takumi Sakuyama), 20. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); (Akira Kawamoto), 21. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) (Yoshiyuki Miyoshi and Sarah Watson), 22. Ministry of the Environment (MOE) (Masami Tsuji), 23. Ministry of Defense (MoD) (Junjiro Shida), Conclusion: The Past and Future of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy (Mieko Nakabayashi).