...Matthew Fearns-Davies; Tsutomu Kubota; Fumina Tachibana; Yuko Kato; Ian Davies Purpose This paper describes and discusses collaboration between history teachers in England and Japan. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which history is taught in each country as a part of a general...

...Takahiro Nishimura Purpose Since 1974, Japan's total fertility rate has been constantly below replacement level. The purpose of this paper is to focus on Japan's low fertility issue and countermeasures that were adopted, in order to explore the reasons why the countermeasures were unable to solve...

...Lok Hang Hui Purpose This paper explores the sensory experiences and cultural meanings of light in Japan in relation to Japanese changing lighting practices. It demonstrates that these sensory experiences and cultural meanings form an integral part of social life in Japan. Design/methodology...

...Nobuko Hosogaya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the major characteristics of contemporary migrant workers in Japan. In order to illustrate their actual situations in relation to the socio-economic conditions and government policies, data have been gathered from relevant...

...Eiji Oyamada Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze Japanese police corruption and assess the effectiveness of the police reforms to minimize it. Design/methodology/approach This paper focusses on police corruption in Japan by analyzing its causes and evaluating the effectiveness...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the contextual differences and causes of police corruption in Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan and to assess their governments’ effectiveness in minimising this problem. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Satohiro Serizawa; Soichiro Sunami Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate educational functions of the World Heritage Site by examining the case of cultural tourism in a Japanese Buddhist temple. Design/methodology/approach Japan accepted the World Heritage Convention in 1992...

... can manage its growing presence in the world, the purpose of this paper is to examine the case of Japan as a rising power in the past. Design/methodology/approach There seem to be similarities between the “Japan problem” and the “China problem” such as the economic ascendance of a rising country...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Professor Chilik Yu; Jon S. T. Quah Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to ascertain the levels of effectiveness of the anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) in China, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan; second, to explain why some of these ACAs are more...

...; secondary sources supplement this. Findings – Japan was the first non-western Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development-Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) member and has always been in the ambivalent position of being both a DAC member and an Asian latecomer. As the Education...

... the rationales and policies for, and the challenges and successes associated with, the adoption of English-medium instruction (EMI) in Japan and in Europe, where EMI has a longer history. It uses government policy declarations and reports and synthesizes the research literature and information published...

... be highlighted. Practical implications The findings give significance to the “Campus Asia” concept which is now in preparation for realization by the agreement at the summit of China, Japan and South Korea in October 2009. Originality/value While integration and regionalization in East Asia has been...

... factors. The paper objectively interprets information gathered on Japan's investment in human resources, the research performance and international standing of its universities, as well as on and cross‐border phenomena within the Asia‐Pacific region, such as transnational academic mobility, exchange...