This paper presents an international comparison of R&D activities in basic and applied research. The commonly-held view that Japan is not spending much on basic technology development cannot be empirically substantiated from the study of the historical trends. However, the fact that in the...

By 1981, Japan achieved both internal and external equilibrium; exports and imports roughly balanced at sixteen percent of the gross national product. However, within the country, there was concern that the growth in the government, accompanied by raising budget deficits, would make it...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE. THE RISE OF REVISIONISM -- TWO. CONFLICTING VIEWS OF THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT -- THREE. THE ANATOMY OF U.S.-JAPANESE ANTAGONISMS -- FOUR. IN SOME WAYS JAPAN REALLY IS ODD -- FIVE. IS A PAX JAPONICA POSSIBLE? -- SIX. JAPAN'S FUTURE COURSE -- SELECTED...