Carin Holroyd is associate professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She holds a PhD from the University of Waikato (New Zealand), an MSc in Japanese Business from Chaminade University and Sophia University (Japan).

About Ken Coates

Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair of Regional Innovation in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan. He holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia, an MA from the University of Manitoba, and a BA from the University of British Columbia. He is president of the Japan Studies Association of Canada.

Their previous works on Japan include Pacific Partners: The Japanese Presence in Canadian Business, Society and Culture; Japan and the Internet Revolution; and Innovation Nation: Science and Technology in 21st Century Japan.