July/August 2010  Issue Now Available    White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2010 It highlights METI's annual white paper for 2010, focusing on sustainable growth in Asia and how Japanese businesses can contribute to it   1)Bringing Out Japan's Hidden Strength to Meet Further Challenges of Globalization   2) World Economy & Policy Issues after Financial Crisis   3) Changing Production Networks in Asia   4) For Sustained High Economic Growth in Asia   5) Made-in-Japan Teaching Method Why Worldwide Acceptance?   6) Bullet Train & Maglev System to Cross the Pacific   7) "Made in Japan": from Textile Town to World SPECIAL ARTICLES By Satoshi MORIMOTO (Director/professor, Institute of World Studies, Takushoku Univ.) 1) Futenma Base Issue A Test to Deepen Japan-US Relations PERSONAL PROFILE Interviewer: Yoshihiro KATAOKA (Freelance writer) Interview with Setsuko Yuki, a famed food coordinator Japanese Cuisine Changing World Food Culture JAPANESE CRAFT & ART By Toshimasa YOKOZAWA (Professor, Faculty of Business Management, Asia Univ.) Japan: a Powerhouse of Long-life Firms 2 Nambu Tekki Ironware 1st Pick on Japan's Traditional Craftwork List VIEWPOINT By Jillian YORKE (Freelance translator) "Happiness Brings Happiness" Life in a Tokyo Kominka Reader's Forum   Welcome to the Japan SPOTLIGHT Reader's Forum. Discuss topics raised in the Articles. Subscription Order   Subscribe to Japan SPOTLIGHT and get unrestricted access to our online archive. Also, join the Reader's Forum to discuss a wide range of topics. Next Issue   The Sept./Oct. issue of Japan SPOTLIGHT will feature insights into roles expected of APEC by distinguished experts from various parts of the world on the occasion of an APEC summit in Yokohama in November 2010. Previous Issue   [Cover Story] Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth Archive Search   Subscribing readers can read the full text of all articles in PDF files. Please log in before starting your search. The archive contains back numbers of both Japan SPOTLIGHT and its predecessor, Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry, from 1982. Non-subscribers can access the limited HTML version. Title> BackNumber > ---- 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ---- Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec Author> Keyword > (C)Copyright 2000-2009 JAPAN ECONOMIC FOUNDATION. All Rights Reserved