POSC 352 - Government and Politics in Japan

3 credits
3 hours per week.

This course will introduce students to the political, social, economic and cultural systems of Japan. Although the course will focus primarily on the period from the Meiji Restoration to the present time, it will also incorporate some of the more important periods in Japan’s history, such as the Tokugawa (Shogun) Era. The course will closely examine Japan’s relations with the neighboring Asian states. It will pay special attention to Japan-U.S. relations, which have become one of the more critical foreign policy issues of both countries and which will help shape the future of the Pacific Rim in the 21st century.

Offered (SPRING - EVEN)