Where is the Justice? Media Attacks, Prosecutorial Abuse, and My 13 Years in Japanese Court

by Ezoe, Hiromasa

• ISBN13: 9784770031471
• ISBN10: 4770031475
• eBook ISBN(s): 9784770050137
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Kodansha International
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Summary

Where is the Justiceis Hiromasa Ezoe's detailed and candid look at the Recruit Affair and the part he played in it. Many experts on contemporary Japanese politics say that, in retrospect, the Recruit Affair was a significant turning point in Post-War Japan, as the Bubble Economy became the Lost Decade. Ezoe offers a unique perspective on these events, from which we, today, can draw important lessons about ethics, accountability, transparency, and the often dangerously entwined roles of policy makers, policy enforcers - and those who report and manipulate public opinion.

Author Biography

Hiromasa Ezoe founded University Advertising Co. Ltd. in 1960, while still a student at Tokyo University. In 1984, the company became Recruit Co. Ltd. Ezoe remained as its head until 1988, when he was forced to resign from the Chairmanship. He is currently Chairman of the Ezoe Scholarship Foundation, which he began in 1971.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English Edition	p. vii
How It All Began	p. 1
Collusion Between the Investigators and the Media	p. 61
After My Release	p. 199
The Trial	p. 223
Long Postscript	p. 319
Post-Postscript	p. 337
Acknowledgments	p. 341
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