International Journal of Japanese Sociology最新文献_第4页

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International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 2012-03-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1475-6781.2012.01166.X

Masachi Ohsawa

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Pitfalls of the “Nuclear Power Reduction” Movement “减少核能”运动的陷阱

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International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 2012-03-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1475-6781.2012.01160.X

S. Miyadai

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Editor's Note: Editorial 编者注:社论

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International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 2010-11-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1475-6781.2010.01132.X

Daisaburo Hashizume

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Unmasking Japan Today : The Impact of Traditional Values on Modern Japanese Society. By Fumie Kumagai with the assistance of Donna J. Keyser. 揭开今日日本的面纱:传统价值观对现代日本社会的影响。作者:熊谷文惠，唐娜·j·凯泽。

IF 1.2

International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 2003-01-01 DOI: 10.5860/choice.34-0444

M. Ulrich

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SOCIAL PRISMS: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF CHILDREARING MANUALS 社会棱镜:育儿手册的国际比较

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International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 1999-11-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1475-6781.1999.TB00062.X

S. Boocock

引用次数: 4

Global Climate Change and Japanese Nuclear Policy 全球气候变化与日本核政策

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International Journal of Japanese Sociology Pub Date : 1999-11-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1475-6781.1999.TB00070.X

Koichi Hasegawa

引用次数: 2