This book provides fresh sociological analyses on family violence in Japan. Aimed at an international audience, the authors adopt a life course perspective in p

Over 30,000 Japanese children are in the care of the state. This study describes what happens to them in a country that has no professional social workers and l

This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries. It e

Child abuse, sexual and domestic violence are among the most destructive experiences afflicting women and children. The wide prevalence of such violence takes a