Springer Japan: 783 books
Japan’s Industrious Revolution
Economic and Social Transformations in the Early Modern Period
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
This book explains in fascinating detail how economic and social transformations in pre-1600 Japan led to an industrious revolution in the early modern period and how the fruits of the Industrious Revolution are what have supported Japan since the eighteenth century, improving living standards and...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
In a globalized market where the emerging workforce will increasingly travel within their nations and abroad for work opportunities, it is valuable to learn about the international education system and practices, to assess the competition. For example, annual comparison of student performance is measured...
Recent Advances in Gastroenterology
Proceedings of Digestive Disease Week-Japan (DDW-Japan ’98), April 15–18,1998, Yokohama
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Digestive Disease Week-Japan (DDW-Japan) was held successfully in Yokohama April 15-18, 1998, under the management of Prof. Yoshiki Hiki, Chairman of the Steering Committee. DDW-Japan was carried out with the cooperation and participa tion of gastroenterological societies in Japan. Because the participat...
Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan
Future Energy Systems Based on Feasible Technologies Beyond 2030
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
This book, edited by members of the Committee of Future Energy and Social Systems, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, describes energy technology roadmaps for Japan post-Fukushima. In this work, energy technology experts show quantitatively the advantages and disadvantages of major energy technologies...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of...
Interfirm Relationships and Trade Credit in Japan
Evidence from Micro-Data
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
This is the first book to report the details of the current status of interfirm relationships in Japan. Based on a unique data set of firms, the authors describe the characteristics of interfirm transactions in a manner unprecedented in the literature. Special emphasis is placed on the nature of payment/collection...
Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems
Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
This book focuses on the ecological impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunamis, a rare and extremely large disturbance event, on various coastal ecosystems in Japan’s Tohoku area, including sub-tidal and tidal animal communities, sand dune plant communities and coastal forests....
German Business Management
A Japanese Perspective on Regional Development Factors
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
How are German capitalism and German business management to be understood from the perspective of Japan?
Both Germany and Japan as defeated nations in World War II received significant American leadership and support after the war. Both countries developed their enterprises, industries, and...
The Malaysia-Japan Model on Technology Partnership
International Proceedings 2013 of Malaysia-Japan Academic Scholar Conference
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
The selected papers included in this proceedings on Malaysia-Japan Academic Scholar Conference (MJASC) 2013, are related to nano-science engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, information technology etc. This proceedings will be a source of research...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
This is the first English book to address the current development of closed recirculating aquaculture systems (cRASs) in Japan, and its implications for industry in the near future. It offers an introduction to the topic and discusses the industrial application of cRASs. Around Europe, cRASs using...
Corporate Governance and Corporate Behavior in Japan
The Consequences of Stock Options and Corporate Diversification
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
This book carefully examines the effects of changes in the corporate governance structure on corporate behavior or company performance, using micro-data from listed companies in Japan. The author found that in Japan the introduction of stock options had neither a positive impact on profitability nor...
by Ralf Bebenroth
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
This book is one of the very few published investigations of international business in a Japanese context, based on an up-to-date overview of the Japanese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in particular. The author explicates recent developments in Japanese business and shows how Japanese...
Autoimmune Liver Diseases
Perspectives from Japan
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Autoimmune Liver Diseases summarizes the recent high-impact research and clinical findings obtained in Japan in the study and treatment of autoimmune liver diseases. Although these disorders are relatively rare, they are recognized as an important group of refractory liver diseases, the most common...
A Shrinking Society
Post-Demographic Transition in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
This is the book to focus on a new phenomenon emerging in the twenty-first century: the rapidly aging and decreasing population of a well-developed country, namely, Japan. The meaning of this phenomenon has been successfully clarified as the possible historical consequence of the demographic transition...