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