Science for Governing Japan''s Population

This major new study highlights the role of population sciences in turning Japan into a modern sovereign nation. Based on a range of local and state archives in Japan and in the United States, Aya Homei unpacks assumptions about the links between population, sovereignty, and science.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Population statistics: between building a modern state and governing imperial subjects; 2. Medical midwifery and vital statistics: for the health of Japan's population; 3. Policy experts: tackling Japan's 'population problems'; 4. National land planning: distributing populations for the wartime nation-state-empire; 5. Birth control survey: visualizing a productive Japanese population for postwar reconstruction; 6. Public health demography: local, national, and transnational efforts to govern lower-class populations; Conclusion.

About the author

Aya Homei is a Lecturer in Japanese Studies at University of Manchester.

Product details

• Authors: Aya Homei, Homei Aya
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009186841
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0918684-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Science in History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology