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Abstract  This paper begins with a profile of Japanese youth which compares them statistically and sociologically with those of other nations. Next, I attempt to differentiate between "adolescent" and "youth," and explain the adolescent as a consequence of industrial society. I also try to divide youth culture into three types: partial culture, sub‐culture. and counter‐ culture. Finally, I discuss the history of Japanese youth culture, primarily since the coming of the industrial age after World War 11. As examples of adolescent cultures, I refer to "Taiyo‐zoku." "Zenkyoto," "Hippie," "New Young," and "Shin‐jinrui." Among these, "Zenkyoto" and "Hippie" are important as counter‐cultures; they reject the prevailing society and actively seek a new post‐industrial society. Adolescent sub‐culture. on the other hand, has dwindled since the decline of the "Zen‐ kyoto" around 1970. Since 1980, Japanese youth can be grouped into three main categories. The majority enjoy affluence and consumer goods, like the "Crystal‐zoku," who are obsessed with famous brands. They are in the partial culture, and are oriented to super‐industrial society. The second group is made up of those who have unique adolescent cultures. like the "Shin‐jinrui," who are sensuous and highly responsive to information. They are in the sub‐culture, and are oriented to the modified industrial society. Minority groups who take action to protect their interests and human rights, like ecological groups derived from the counter‐culture movement, comprise the third category. They are in the counter‐culture, and are oriented to post‐industrial society.

This volume consists of 15 chapters and focuses on hazardous chemicals, how they are associated with plastics, and their environmental risks. It includes background information on plastics and additives chemistry, and their observed or potential effects on living organisms as well as the oceanographic aspects of marine debris dispersion. The respective chapters provide insights into the sorption/desorption of chemicals in and out of plastics, the mechanisms and kinetics, but also the scale of the concentrations of chemicals found in marine debris, particularly in microplastics. The occurrence of the various chemicals is analyzed, as well as the distribution profiles of the chemicals in microplastics throughout the world's oceans. The implications of the fact that plastics carry within them several chemicals are discussed in detail. In closing, new research topics that warrant further attention are identified. The book will appeal to all scientists who are already working or interested in starting to work on the topic of marine debris, as well as policymakers, NGOs and the broader informed public

Rezension: Die Schweizer Redakteurin (vgl. "Strahlende Schweiz", 1999, hier nicht angezeigt) hat sich lange mit der Atomkraft auseinandergesetzt. Auf 2 Fahrten im Herbst 2011 traf sie japanische Bürger, Wissenschaftler und Anti-AKW-Aktivisten und besuchte das betroffene Gebiet. Boos mischt Reiseimpressionen mit Interviews und Hintergrundinformationen, besonders über die Wirkung von radioaktiven Strahlen. Daneben entwirft sie das beklemmende Szenario eines Supergaus an der deutsch-schweizerischen Grenze, der Millionen von Menschen mit unabsehbaren Folgen treffen würde. Die Stärke des mit Karten und Übersichten ausgestatteten Buchs liegt in der Kompetenz und reichhaltigen Erfahrung der Autorin, doch empfiehlt es sich vor allem für intensiv interessierte, geduldige Leser, denn viele Gespräche werden allzu ausführlich wiedergegeben. Für Bibliotheken ab mittlerer Größe einsetzbar als aktuelle, fundierte Ergänzung zu W. Vollmann (ID-G 9/12), W. Hano (ID-A 40/11) oder F. Coulmas (ID-A 42/11). Der Reisebericht von J. Brandner: "Japan" (s. diese Liste) ist leichter zugänglich, aber weniger informativ. (2) (Rolf Raschka)