Japanese Society (1970) is an analysis of the structure of Japanese society, written by Nakane Chie. The main theme of the book is the working of what Nakane calls "the vertical principle" in Japanese society, which is a series of social relations between two individuals, one of whom is senior and one of whom is junior. The book is broken down into four chapters: * Criteria of Group Formation * The Internal Structure of the Group * The Overall Structure of the Society * Characteristics and Value Orientation of Japanese Man