Intimate Disconnections
Divorce and the Romance of Independence in Contemporary Japan
- Contents
- Review Quotes

Introduction: Freedom and Anxiety
Part I The Beginning of the End
1 Japan’s Intimate Political Economy
2 Tips to Avoid Divorce
Part II Legal Dissolutions
3 Constructing Mutuality
4 Families Together and Apart
Part III Living as an X
5 The Costs of Divorce
6 Bonds of Disconnection
Conclusion: Endings and New Beginnings
Appendix A: Profile Summaries
Appendix B: All Quotes in Original Japanese
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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