This book provides new analyses and insights on the process of evolving Japanese political economy including Japan's current economic policy known as Abenomics. It includes studies on Abenomics, corporate reforms, and institutional changes. The chapters were originally published in a special issue in Japan Forum.

David Chiavacci is Professor in Social Science of Japan at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His recent publications include Social Movements and Political Activism in Contemporary Japan (Routledge 2018, co-edited with Julia Obinger) and Social Inequality in Post-growth Japan (Routledge 2017, co-edited with Carola Hommerich).

Sébastien Lechevalier is Professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociale (Paris, France) and President of Fondation France Japon (http://ffj.ehess.fr/). His research interests lie from Asian capitalisms to issues related to the role of the state in development and welfare. His recent publications includes The great transformation of Japanese capitalism (Routledge, 2014) and Innovation beyond technology: Science for society and interdisciplinary approaches (2018, co-edited with Yuko Fujigaki and Sandra Laugier).

1. Japanese political economy revisited: diverse corporate change, institutional transformation, and Abenomics David Chiavacci and Sebastien Lechevalier 2. Change and continuity in Japanese corporate reform Mitsuharu Miyamoto 3. Shareholding characteristics and imperfect coverage of the Stewardship Code in Japan Ryohei Nakagawa 4. 'Growth oriented' corporate governance reform - can it solve Japan's performance puzzle? Franz Waldenberger 5. The Japanese consumer finance market and its institutional changes since the 1980s Adrienne Sala 6. Re-packaging old policies? 'Abenomics' and the lack of an alternative growth model for Japan's political economy Saori Shibata