@article{oai:muroran-it.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008193, author = {白石, 正夫 and SHIRAISHI, Masao}, journal = {室蘭工業大学研究報告. 文科編, Memoirs of the Muroran Institute of Technology. Cultural science}, month = {Nov}, note = {application/pdf, It is often said that Japan is, as it were, an honour student in economics but a backward one in politics. To put it differently, democracy is unmatured in politics in Japan. Democracy, of course, should be supported by the security of fundamental human rights and the popular sovereignty. Nevertheless, Japan is what is called a money-oriented' democracy and both rights and sovereignty are thoroughly neglected. This must be also pointed out; one of the remarkable characteristics of Japanese executives,among the world of politics, business and bureaucracy, is irresponsibilities for their words and doings. Lack of moral sense on their part should be criticised. But at the same time general public has to undertake some responsibilities for corruption in that it has turned a blind eye to leaders' conduct. The above mentioned deficiencies have impeded the democratic maturity. In this paper I attempt to analyse these abnormalities, focusing my attention on the political role played by the system of Symbolic Emperor.}, pages = {155--180}, title = {現代日本政治論一現代日本の民主主義と象徴天皇制一}, volume = {42}, year = {1992}, yomi = {シライシ, マサオ} }