Law in Everyday Japan

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Sex, Sumo, Suicide, and Statutes

By Mark D. West

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Law in Everyday Japan by Mark D. West explores the Japanese legal system through everyday cases, moving beyond rare high-profile lawsuits. The book presents seven engaging themes including noise complaints at karaoke, sumo wrestling disputes, love hotels, earthquake reconstruction, lost-and-found, working hours, and debt-related suicide. Extensive fieldwork and interviews with judges, lawyers, and parties involved bring to life how law intersects with social norms and cultural values in Japan.
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Ideal for readers interested in Japanese culture, legal studies, social anthropology, and anyone looking to understand the subtle interactions between law and society in Japan.

Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D.

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Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. High-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship about the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on epic court battles, large-scale social issues, and corporate governance?

Mark D. West's Law in Everyday Japan fills a void in our understanding of the relationship between law and social life in Japan by shifting the focus to cases more representative of everyday Japanese life.

Compiling case studies based on seven fascinating themes—karaoke-based noise complaints, sumo wrestling, love hotels, post-Kobe earthquake condominium reconstruction, lost-and-found outcomes, working hours, and debt-induced suicide—Law in Everyday Japan offers a vibrant portrait of the way law intermingles with social norms, historically ingrained ideas, and cultural mores in Japan.

Each example is informed by extensive fieldwork. West interviews all of the participants—from judges and lawyers to defendants, plaintiffs, and their families—to uncover an everyday Japan where law matters, albeit in very surprising ways.

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Frank K. Upham, New York University School of Law: "This book is a potential blockbuster in the field of Japanese law. Mark West attacks several obscure but sexy topics to help explain the many ways that culture and society mix with law in Japan. The result of a massive amount of original research, it is also written in an entertaining and engaging way."

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ISBN: 9780226894034

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Mark D. West is the Nippon Life Professor of Law and director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. He is coauthor of Economic Organizations and Corporate Governance in Japan.

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