Introduction
An overview : evolutionary history and translative adaptation
The Edo society: preparing conditions for industrialization
Transition from Edo to Meiji
Importing and absorbing technology
Development of key industries
Budget, finance and the macroeconomy of Meiji
World War I and the 1920s
The banking crisis of 1927
The 1930s and the war economy
Postwar recovery 1945-49
The high growth era
Economic maturity and slowdown
The asset bubble and prolonged recession
Questions and answers.