Japan Unbound is a book by UC Santa Barbara professor John Nathan that examines the underlying identity crisis in Japanese society today. The author contends that this was brought on by Japan's transformation after its industrialization after the Meiji Restoration, its militaristic expansion during World War II, the Japanese post-war economic miracle and the subsequent collapse of its bubble economy. Children born during the late 1980s are facing a different future outlook than their parents due to stagnation of the economy. A job no longer means a lifelong career within a company.