Jeff Kingston is Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan. He authored The Politics of Religion, Nationalism and Identity (2019) and Japan (2019), and edited Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan (2019) and Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan (2017). His current research focuses on transitional justice and the politics of memory.

Japan in Transformation, 1945-2020 has been newly revised and updated to examine the 3.11 natural and nuclear disasters, Emperor Akihito's abdication, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacies, the 2019 World Cup, and the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19.

1. Introduction Part I: The background 2. The US Occupation of Japan, 1945-52 Part II: Analysis 3. Postwar politics 4. The economic miracle 5. Japan and Asia: past and present 6. Japanese security 7. Women in Japan 8. Demographic time-bomb 9. The lost decade(s) 10. Decade of adversity Part III: Assessment 11. Retrospect and prospects Part IV: Documents