
Ryan Moran, "Selling the Future: Community, Hope, and Crisis in the Early History of Japanese Life Insurance" (Cornell UP, 2024)
New Books in East Asian Studies
Cultural Responsibility and the Evolution of Aptitude Testing in Japan
This chapter examines the role of responsibility as a cultural value in Japan, particularly through the lens of life insurance. It also introduces a research project on aptitude testing, connecting historical labor themes to contemporary societal issues.
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