The book attempts to examine whether trade unions in Japan contributed to raising wages, productivity and firm … Japanese case may be different from Europe and North America. The book investigates who in Japan joins trade unions and asks …

Contrary to general belief, and to Japan's own self-image, inequality of income and wealth distribution in Japan has … more income inequality in Japan and offers policy recommendations to counter the trend. Tachibanaki, Japan's leading expert …, and other relevant factors, to demonstrate that Japan can no longer be thought of as a "90 percent middle-class society …

Contrary to general belief, and to Japan's own self-image, inequality of income and wealth distribution in Japan has … more income inequality in Japan and offers policy recommendations to counter the trend. Tachibanaki, Japan's leading expert …, and other relevant factors, to demonstrate that Japan can no longer be thought of as a "90 percent middle-class society …