The crisis of democracy? Chances, risks, and challenges in Japan (Asia) and Germany (Europe): by Carmen Schmidt and Ralf Kleinfeld (Editors), Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020, ix+492 pp., £87.99, hardback, ISBN-13: 978-1-5275-4108-5/ISBN-10:1-5275-4108-8. Issue 4 (19th May 2022) - Holidin, Defny