Product Safety and Liability Law in Japan: From Minamata to Mad Cows

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. 'Re-orienting' Japan and its law 2. The still-birth and re-birth of product liability in Japan 3. Comparing the PL Law with other 'strict liability' regimes in Europe, Australia and the US 4. The PL Law in action 5. The future of PL in Japan: reformulations, reform and re-regulation Appendices Notes Bibliography Index