Kerr Alex. Dogs and Demons: Tales form the dark side of Japan

Hill and Wang, 2002. — 320 p.Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises — from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a full report on the nation's endangered environment -- its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains — as well as its "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new ones, and the attendant collapse of its tourist industry.Author's Note
Prologue
The Land
Environment
The Bubble
Information
Bureaucracy
Monuments
Old Cities
New Cities
Demons
Manga and Massive
National Wealth
Education
After School
Internationalization
To Change or Not to Change