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lighted the involvement of upper-level bureaucratsbusiness- men and politicians. This led to the arrest ofamong others Tanaka Kakeui (Prime Minister 1972–74). Such an event highlights a number of aspects of the power structure in Japan. A Short History of Japan 160 M4.47377 SHJPDF F6 Dn 6/27/02 4:49 PM Page 160 One is the argument that in the ‘iron triangle’ of power there exists a regulatory mechanism. When one element becomes too strong there will be a reaction by the others to pull it back into line. Unfortunatelybecause there is considerable elasticity in the syst yilai: uggs outlet christian louboutin outlet jordan heels for women http://www.rosj.fora.pl/romet-komar,13/gilded-edges,50269.html#50691wholesale christian louboutin buyemabuses often have to be substantial before this occurs and scandal is often the result. A second point is that the corporation involved in this case was American. The problem may never have come to public attention if it had been a Japanese companysince payoffs and pork-barrelling are routine among the elites and widely accepted. American companies often see things differentlyespecially if they are the ones missing out on the contracts. Finallythe pressure that the USA can bring to bear on Japan was then (and still isto some extent) considerable. In factJapanese power-brokers |
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