West, Mark D.

Law in everyday Japan sex, sumo, suicide, and statutes / [electronic resource] : Mark D. West. - University of Chicago Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xii, 279 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Lost and found -- Sumo -- Karaoke -- Earthquakes and condominiums -- Love hotels -- Working hours -- Debt-suicide -- Conclusions and implications.

A compilation of case studies centred on seven everyday themes, from karaoke-based noise complaints to debt-induced suicide, this book offers a portrait of the way law intermingles with social norms, historically ingrained ideas, & cultural mores in Japan.

9780226894096 (electronic bk.) 0226894096 (electronic bk.)


Law--Japan.
Law and economics.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Droit--Japon.
Droit et économie politique.
Sociologie juridique.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Alltag.
Recht.


Japan.


Electronic books.

KNX442 / .W47 2005eb

349.52