48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Contents
Land and people -- Shogun -- Emperor -- Rising sun -- Government and politics -- Lifestyles -- Marriage, expense of a lifetime -- Growing up Japanese -- Japanese firm -- Time out for leisure -- Women and change -- Festivals and religion -- Rural Japan -- Fish to market -- Food -- Environment and conservation -- Joint ventures, from Kaingaroa to Tomakomai -- Trading partners -- Other side of the miracle -- Glossary
Summary
[This book] captures the intriguing blend of the old and the new in Japanese society today. It contains ... resources which will help students increase their knowledge of an important trading partner and ally of the United States. The book aims to develop student thinking around important themes in Social Studies such as what a study of Japanese society teaches us about changing systems of government; changes in lifestyle, such as those experienced by young women, in a modern industrial society; the role of technology in the development of modern Japan; how the issues of conservation of resources and the preservation of the environment emerge in an industrialized nation; and the crises and challenges of the nuclear age. There are many stimulating ... activities designed to increase and develop the range of skills that students of Social Studies need.-Back cover
Notes
"Aims to develop student thinking around important themes in third and fourth form Social Studies"--Back cover
