Japan as (Anything but) Number One

A full scale examination of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War - the events that led to it, the Cold War aftermath, and the implications for the region and beyond. 1: Introduction (Appearances Can Be Deceiving); One: Superior Grades; 2: Japanese-Style Management (Fact or Fiction?); 3: Japanese Companies (The All-Mighty Kaisha); 4: Industrial Policy (Promoting and Meddling); Two: Satisfactory Grades; 5: Economic Progress (Onward If Not Upward); 6: Education (What is Learning?); 7: Crime (Integrating The Criminal Element); Three: Unsatisfactory Grades; 8: Politics (The Japanese Way); 9: Society (Discordant Harmonies); 10: Internationalization (Time To Join The World); Four: Inferior Grades; 11: Quality Of Life (If You Can Call That Quality); 12: Amenities (Be It Ever So Humble); 13: Welfare (What Is There To Be Entitled To?); 14: (Japan As No. 23, Or 57, Or Whatever)