Provides a thorough examination of vocational education and training in all parts of the education system, from primary education through to in-house training in companies and on the shop floor. This book should be of interest to students, lecturers, researchers and policy-makers in education; management/company/personnel training; manpower studies; industrial relations; Japanese studies personnel training; industrial relations; Japanese studies.

Japan has enormous economic power and yet is a minor player in international politics. In part this has been due to the partnership with US, but now with the end of cold war there is a fierce debate going on in Japan regarding the international political role for the nation. This book is a response to the issues raised and was originally published in Japanese for a Japanese audience. Ronald Dore provides a full analysis of Japan's post war international position and in particular its role within the UN, the use of armed force and constitution. Japan, Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of nearly half a century of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world.