Volume 1: 1945-1952

The Occupation Period

I. GHQ and Demilitarization Policy

II. Academic Research and its System under the Occupation

III. The Reorganization of Industrial and Social Systems

IV. Scientists and Engineers in the Postwar Democracy

Volume 2: 1952-1959

Road to Self-reliance

I. End of Prohibitions on Reseach into Nuclear, Aviation and Military Technology

II. Establishment of a Government and Business-Centered R&D System

III. New Attitudes among Scientists and Engineers

IV. Development of Key Industries and the Modernization of Manufacturing

V. Changing Lifestyles through Science and Technology

Volume 3: 1960-1969

High Economic Growth Period

I. Construction of R & D Infrastructure

II. Enrichment and Reorganization of the Academic Research System

III. The Emergence of New Industries

IV. Changes in Transportation and the Urban Environment

V. Cultural Change and the Growth in Technology

Volume 4: 1970-1979

Transformation Period

I. Pollution, Environment and Safety Problems

II. Energy and Resource Problems

III. Diversified Development of Science and Technology

IV. The Rise of Knowledge-intensive and High Technology Industries

A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan (complete set)
This is a complete set of the four volume series.