A note to readers Introduction Part I. Kakuei Tanaka: Man of the People, Man of Means, 1918-1976: 1. From penury to parliament 2. Snow country 3. Kakusan versus the elite 4. Building a new Japan 5. The politician as entrepreneur 6. Arrested Part II. The 'Shadow Shogun of Mejiro': Building a National Machine, 1976-1985: 7. Back to the snow country 8. Bags of money 9. 'Politics is power, power is numbers' 10. The loyal opposition 11. General hospital 12. The public works state 13. Court justice, Political logic Part III. The Second Generation: The 'Bullbe Politics' of Shin Manemaru, Noboru Takeshita, and Ichiro Ozawa, 1985-1992: 14. The odd couple 15. 'Ichiro ... my lost son' 16. The coup 17. The age of languor 18. The don 19. 'One big safe' Part IV. The Machine Collapses, 1992-1996: 20. Cracks in the foundation 21. Ozawa and his discontents 22. The boss turned reformer Conclusion Notes Selected bibliography Acknowledgments Index.
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