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Innovation Nation

Science and Technology in 21st Century Japan

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Carin Holroyd

    1. Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada
      Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

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  2. Ken Coates

    1. University of Waterloo, Canada

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Science, Technology and Culture in 21st Century Japan

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 1-9

  3. National Innovation: Mobilizing Nations for the 21st Century Economy

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 10-29

  4. Japan’s Innovation Strategies

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 30-60

  5. The Keitai Revolution: The Mobile Internet in Japan

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 61-84

  6. The Commerce of Ageing

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 85-104

  7. Robotics in Japan

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 105-125

  8. The Frontiers of Japanese Science and Commerce

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 126-154

  9. Conclusion: Understanding Japan’s Innovation Strategies

    • Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
    Pages 155-169

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 170-202
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This book explores Japan's efforts to promote the commercial benefits of science and technology. Japan has made major scientific investments, with a view to enhancing the country's medium and long-term economic prospects; these successful efforts have re-enforced the country's reputation as a leader in the promotion of national innovation.

Reviews

"Holroyd and Coates provide a fair, thoroughly referenced analysis of Japan's determined quest for world leadership in technological innovation... Recommended." - CHOICE

Authors and Affiliations

  • Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada

    Carin Holroyd

  • Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

    Carin Holroyd

  • University of Waterloo, Canada

    Ken Coates

About the authors

KEN S. COATES is Professor of History and Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo, Canada. He was previously Dean at the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has published three books on Japan with Carin Holroyd and also works in the field of indigenous history and northern development.

CARIN HOLROYD holds a PhD from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and has worked at universities in Canada, Japan and New Zealand. She is currently the Senior Research Analyst (Japan) for the Asia Pacific Foundation and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada.

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