Part 1 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" focuses on the American occupation of Japan following the war and the influence of MacArthur.

Part 2 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" concentrates on the economic transfiguration of Japan,

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Part 4 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" discusses the highly centralised and rigidly standardised Japanese education system.

Part 5 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" gives a history of the present success of Japan's auto manufacturing industries which have taken over from the USA as world leaders.

Part 6 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" looks at the causes and effects of the Japanese domestic crisis of the 1970s.

Part 7 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" explores the basic character of the Japanese.

Part 8 of "Nippon: Japan Since 1945" looks at the current economic conditions in Japan.