Participatory Democracy in Japan's Decentralization Drive Author(s): Yasuo Takao Source: Asian Survey , Oct., 1998, Vol. 38, No. 10 (Oct., 1998), pp. 950-967 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2645645 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms University of California Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Asian Survey This content downloaded from 134.7.34.232 on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:17:34 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms