TY - BOOK AU - Itoh,Hiroshi TI - The Supreme Court and benign elite democracy in Japan SN - 9780754676034 (hardback : alk. paper) PY - 2010/// CY - Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate Pub. KW - Japan KW - Saiko Saibansho KW - Judicial process KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-338) and index; Elite governance in Japan -- Judicial decision making -- Judicial impact and feedback -- Judicial attitude in the grand bench -- Judicial attribute of justices -- Judicial role of the Supreme Court ER -