1. Japanese Public Administration: Background and Key Issues. Agata/Inatsugu/Shiroyama Part 1: Basic Institutions and Processes.- 2. Constitutional State and Public Administration. Harada, Hisashi .-3. Relationship between State and Local Governments Ito, Masatsugu.- 4. Internationalisation and Japanese Public Administration Shiroyama, Hideaki .- 5. State Administration. Makihara, Izuru .- 6. The Peculiarities of the Educational System (Indirect State Administration) Tokuhisa, Kyoko .- 7. Local Self-Government and Administration Ohsugi, Satoru .- 8. Social Welfare in Japanese Type Kitayama, Toshiya .- 9. Politics and Administration in Japan. Izumo, Akiko.- 10. Administrative Procedures and Processes Kagami, Keisuke/Hashimoto, Masashi .- 11. Civil Service and Public Employment Shimada, Hiroko/Konishi, Atushi.- 12. Public Finance. Mabuchi, Masaru .- Part 2: Recent Trends and Developments.- 13. Administrative Reforms in Historical Aspects Kamimura, Susumu .- 14. Institutional Differentiation of Public Service Provision in Japan Matsunami, Jun .- 15. Participatory Administration and Citizen Cooperation. Yanagi, Itaru.- 16. Digital Transformation of Japanese Governments Agata, Koichiro.- 17. Human Resource Management in Japanese Public Administration Nishimura, Mika.- 18. Control and Evaluation Yamaya, Kiyoshi .- 19. Crisis Management Okamoto, Masakatsu.- 20. Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Accident Inatsugu, Hiroaki.- 21. Structure of Trust in Government and Public Administration in Japan Oyama, Kosuke .- 22. Public Management Reforms in Japan: With and after New Public Management Kazama, Norio.