Japan Inc. An Introduction to Japanese Economics (The Comic Book)

A single-issue educational comic from 1988, Japan Inc. An Introduction to Japanese Economics (The Comic Book) was published by University of California Press as an accessible primer on post-war Japanese economic structures. Written by Betsey Scheiner and illustrated by legendary manga creator Shotaro Ishinomori, it stands as a unique cross-cultural experiment, using the visual language of comics to explain complex economic theory to a Western audience.