Table of Contents

Foreword; Ronald Dore 1. Income Security and the 'Right to Subsistence' in Japan; Toru Yamamori and Yannick Vanderborght 2. A Comparative Look at the Feasibility of Basic Income in the Japanese Welfare State; Yannick Vanderborght and Yuki Sekine 3. Transforming Japan's Bismarckian Welfare State: Basic Income versus Inclusive Social Insurance; Takashi Suganuma 4. Is There a Future for a Universal Cash Benefit in Japan? The Case of Kodomo Teate (Child Benefit); Aya K. Abe 5. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Basic Income; Toru Yamamori 6. The Future of the Public Assistance Reform in Japan: Workfare versus Basic Income?; Hayato Kobayashi 7. Beyond the Three Selection Principles of Welfare Policy (Work, Family and Belonging): Towards a Reconsideration of the Fujin Hogo Jigyo (Women's Protection Project) in Japan; Kaori Katada 8. The Impact of Basic Income on the Gendered Division of Paid Care Work; Junko Yamashita 9. Basic Income and Unpaid Care Work in Japan; Sakura Furukubo 10. Beyond the Paradigm of Labor: Everyday Activism and Unconditional Basic Income in Urban Japan; Julia Obinger 11. The Tensions between Multiculturalism and Basic Income in Japan; Fumio Iida 12. What Do People Think about Basic Income in Japan?; Yoshio Itaba 13. What Needs to Be Considered When Introducing a New Welfare System: Who Supports Basic Income in Japan?; Rie Takamatsu and Toshiaki Tachibanaki 14. The Financial Feasibility of Basic Income and the Idea of a Refundable Tax Credit in Japan; Shinji Murakami 15. The Potential of Introducing Basic Income for the 'New Public' in Japan: A Road to Associational Welfare?; Hiroya Hirano

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Aya K. Abe, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan Ronald Dore, London School of Economics, UK Sakura Furukubo, Osaka City University, Japan Hiroya Hirano, Mejiro University, Japan Fumio Iida, Kobe University, Japan Yoshio Itaba , Doshisha University, Japan Kaori Katada, Hosei University, Japan Hayato Kobayashi, Nihon Fukushi University, Japan Shinji Murakami, Health Care Science Institute, Japan Julia Obinger, University of Zurich, Switzerland Yuki Sekine, Kobe University, Japan Takashi Suganuma, Rikkyo University, Japan Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University, Japan Rie Takamatsu, Osaka University, Japan Yannick Vanderborght, Université Saint-Louis Brussels, Belgium Toru Yamamori, Doshisha University, Japan Junko Yamashita, University of Bristol, UK

Reviews

"Basic Income in Japan adopts a focused perspective on a broad range of contemporary issues. To those interested in basic income, it offers the possibility of renewing the terms of the debate by exploring the case of a country that has been partly left aside in previous discussions. To those who wish to understand contemporary Japan, this is a must-read, as it deals with increasing inequalities and poverty, as well as rising contradictions between labor market dynamics and the welfare system. As a whole, this is an exemplary collective work made highly coherent thanks to the leadership of two excellent editors." - Sebastien Lechevalier, Associate Professor of Japanese Economy and Society, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
"In today's Japan, a nationwide debate on welfare reform has been triggered by proposals for a basic income, and a large number of stimulating discussions have taken place between prominent researchers and influential political actors. This collection of insightful and informative essays gives a clear overview of the debate. It is not, however, just for those with an interest in contemporary Japan and basic income. It is also of great value for anyone concerned about the future of the welfare state." - Taro Miyamoto, Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan