History of Japan

Episode 602 - The Bureaucrats, Part 1

Freitag, 7. November 2025 · 36 min

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In America, when we think of bureaucracy, it doesn't conjure the best associations. In Japan, meanwhile, the bureaucracy has a long history as one of the central organs of the state. So, how did that happen, and why has the bureaucracy--rather uniquely among Japanese institutions--survived as long as it has?
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