Japan’s Democratic System
its kind in East Asia. It has seen rapid economic growth into the 1980s before
stalling in the 1990s. However, Japan is ethnically homogeneous and highly
nationalistic.
1) Discuss why Japan was able to build a successful
democracy,
2) Identify key differences between Japanese democracy and
British & US democracy and
3) Discuss whether you believe Japan’s economic success led
to increased democracy or whether an increase in democratic capacity led to
increased economic performance.





