WHY JAPAN CAN'T GET ITS GROOVE BACK

摘要

Japan is in a cultural funk. Its economic dynamism is long gone, and no imaginative political lead-ership has emerged to end its decline. The country needs to hit the restart button, redefine itself, and break free of insularity and conformity. But what are the origins of its problems? For answers, a good place to start is the brief and engaging Inventing Japan by longtime Japan-watcher Ian Buruma.