Political Behavior Studies in Contemporary Japan

Contemporary Exegetic Studies in Iran

During recent century, emergence of religious innovation and reformation aimed at for returning to Quran has initiated new discussions about religious thoughts, Quranic studies and interpretation of the Holy Quran. What makes this period distinct from the others lies in the emergence of novel approaches in religion and commentary of the Quran. Meanwhile, eclecticism, especially in Iran, has had...

Divorce in contemporary Japan.

Data from the 1985-86 Japanese census are analysed to explore the determinants of the divorce rates in Japan's forty-seven prefectures, using two theoretical models: (a) the social integration model, which is shown to have a greater utility in predicting Japanese divorce levels than (b), the human capital model. Female emigration patterns play a significant role in affecting the divorce rate. P...

Legal Reform in Contemporary Japan

Studies on the Consumer Behavior for Fluid Milk in Japan

Introduction In Japan, per capita use of fluid milk rose 35.3kg to 40.8kg, gaining an average of 3.7 percent annually between 1986 and 1991, however, consumption of late years has been stagnating and also annual consumption of fluid milk is significantly lower than that of Western nations. It is important that the factor of recent trend on fluid consumption be recognized for increasing consumpt...

Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan (

W ith repeated political corruption and scandals as well as opaque alliances and split political parties and factions, the political world of Japan has appeared particularly dismal in the past ten years. Some now perceive it as a “lost decade” in politics. Political cynicism has gradually deepened, but citizen participation in politics has grown active over the Internet despite simultaneously d...