Japanese Power Game: What It Means for America - William J. Holstein - Hardcover

In 1998 the Japanese government was rocked by a series of scandals that seemed to threaten the entire postwar order. This book focuses on what these scandals meant for the Japanese system -- and for the rest of the world. The largest scandal centered on Hiromasa Ezoe, the founder of the Recruit group of magazines, who spread millions of his unlisted shares among Japan's powerful elite to gain influence. Holstein shows how hopes for political and social change in Japan in the wake of the Recruit scandal were dramatically overblown. Drawing on exclusive interviews with participants, Holstein provides an incisive analysis of U.S.-Japanese relations.Holstein, William J. is the author of 'Japanese Power Game: What It Means for America - William J. Holstein - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780684191768 and ISBN 0684191768.