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By Christopher Goto-Jones
Christopher Goto-Jones, 2009, A Very Short Introduction
Japan stands as a leading industrial economy, achieving significant affluence alongside social stability. Its goods and cultural products, from animated films and games to automobiles and semiconductors, are globally recognized. While an icon of the modern world, Japan often appears as an enigmatic blend of the familiar and the alien, the ancient and the contemporary. This introduction aims to demystify modern Japan by examining its history, economy, politics, and culture.