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Dogs and Demons: Tales From the Dark Side of Modern Japan,Used
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The crisesand failuresof modernization in Japan, as seen up close by a resident expertJapan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its wellknown economic plight. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the crisis on a broad scale, from the failure of Japan's banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. The book takes up for the first time in the Western press subjects such as the nation's endangered environmentits seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains. It describes Japan's 'monument frenzy,' the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new cities, and the attendant collapse of the tourist industry.All these unhealthy developments are, Kerr argues, the devastating boomerang effect of an educational and bureaucratic system designed to produce manufactured goodsand little else. A mere upturn in economic growth will not quickly remedy these severe internal problems, which Kerr calls a 'failure of modernism.' He assails the foreign experts who, often dependent on Japanese government and business support, fail to address these issues. Meanwhile, what of the Japanese people themselves? Kerr, a resident of Japan for thirtyfive years, writes of them with humor and passion, for 'passion,' he says, 'is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write thisfor us.''
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