Japanese Culture I

This year the course will be focused on the analysis of the socioeconomic structures of contemporary Japan, discussed in a historical perspective and within the regional and global context. The goal is to provide the student with the knowledge and the instruments for a critical appraisal of the main tendencies and of the scholarly interpretations of Japanese post-war economic development.

As a result, by the end of this course the students will have acquired a wide knowledge of the socioeconomic structures of contemporary Japan, their evolution in the post-war period and their distinctive characteristics analysed in a comparative perspective. This knowledge will enable the student to understand the current reality and the main trends that are shaping and changing the Japanese economy and society.