Japanese Education Reform:
Nakasone's Legacy
Acknowledgements

There are many people who I would like to thank for their help during the course of my research. Firstly, I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Ian Gow, and the other members of staff at the University of Sheffield, especially Dr Hasegawa Harukiyo and Professor Glenn Hook, who have provided me with the opportunity to conduct this research and have given advice at various times.

Secondly, I would like to thank all those who gave up time to be interviewed (a full list appears at the end of the Bibliography) and helped arrange other interviews, in particular, former prime minister Nakasone Yasuhiro, Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintarô, Tanaka Shigeru, the late Professor Satô Seizaburô, Professor Amano Ikuo, Professor Ichikawa Shôgo, Professor Horio Teruhisa, Professor Ogawa Masahito, Oki Kiyotake, Koizumi Masashi, Okamoto Kaoru and Taniguchi Tomohiko.

Thirdly, I would like to thank all the other people who have given me advice and helped me to find information, in particular Dr Lesley Connors (SOAS, London), Professor Arthur Stockwin (Nissan Institute, Oxford University), Dr David Williams, Dr Roger Goodman, Gill Goddard and Ann Jackson (East Asian Studies Library, University of Sheffield), Dr Robert Aspinall, Dr Okada Akito, Peter Matanle, Huw Oliphant, Dr Komatsu Keiichiro and Professor Geoffrey Bownas. Also thanks to all at Routledge for their help and advice in preparing this book. I would also like to thank all my friends and family who have supported me and tried to keep me sane throughout the past six years, in particular Man Yee and family, my parents, the rest of my family, my friends ‘Up North’ (especially Mitsuyo and Steve, Carol, Mariko and Yoshimi), friends at Chatham House and in London (especially Tomoe and Lance, Antony and Aya, Teresa, Sacha, Mariyam and Laura) and around the world (especially Junko (‘Judy’), Dabrowka (‘Gunia’), Paunlina, Masashi, Daisuke, Kentarô, Toshihiko (‘Docchan’), Shinsuke, and Shuji) – I’m sorry I cannot name you all! I would also like to give a special mention to other friends and host families in Japan, many of whom provided me with useful information and insights into Japanese education and society – as well as providing a roof over my head on one of my many trips – especially Funatsu Suguru, the Gotoh/Matsuoka family, the Tanaka family, the Tanabe family, the Wada/Miyabe/Miyata family, Okada Harumi and family, the Mizuno family, Yamada Masaaki and family, Yukie and Natsue. Again I’m sorry that I cannot name you all.

Finally, my thanks go to those people and institutions who also provided financial backing during the course of my research, especially my parents, the University of Sheffield, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Chûbu Electric Company and the Japan Foundation Endowment Committee.

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