Part I. Introduction
Transformations after WW II
The Lost Decade
Part II. Risk and Consequence
Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb
Families at Risk
Jobs at Risk
Part III. Politics and Consequences
Contemporary Politics
Security and the Peace Constitution
Immigration
War Memory and Responsibility
Part IV. Environment and Disaster
Environmental Issues
3/11 : Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis
Part V. Institutions at Risk
The Imperial Family
Yakuza
Part V. Postscript
Prospects
Glossary.