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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

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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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