E-Journal

November/December 1999 Issue

November/December 1999 Issue

APEC’s Vision for the 21st Century

Cover Story : APEC's Vision for the 21st Century
APEC in the Year 2010
by Arai Hisamitsu
Cover Story : APEC's Vision for the 21st Century
Report on the Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference
Cover Story : APEC's Vision for the 21st Century
APEC, APRU and Human Resource Development
by Thienchay Kiranandana
Cover Story : APEC's Vision for the 21st Century
APEC and the Lessons of the Asian Economic Crisis
by Kojima Akira
JAPANOMICS
Mismatches Put Shackles on Economic Recovery
by Hamano Takayoshi
JAPAN AT HEART
A Wholistic Approach
by Elizabeth Kiritani (article) and Kiritani Itsuo (illustrations)
FINANCE
IBJ, Fuji and DKB to Join Forces –Foreign Acquisitions by Japanese Banks Will Now Be Possible
by Sakamoto Sakae
TRENDS: Changes in Modern Japanese Social and Cult
The Significance of the Year 1999 in Contemporary Japanese History
by Nakano Osamu
ON THE ROAD
Gifting: Warming Social Ties and the Economy
by Patricia Massy
CLOSE-UP
Toward a Competitive and Participatory Society
by Policy Planning Office, Minister’s Secretariat, MITI
OBSERVER
"Kokusaika?" Internationalization
by Margaret Edwards
GALLERY
Of Master and Pupil – The Begging of Western Art in Japan
by Okabe Masayuki
UNKNOWN JAPAN
Schools and Learning in the Medieval Period
by Ohto Yasuhiro
OUTING
Kanazawa – Precious Tradition
by Bill Tingey
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts November/December 1999
TOPICS
Ministry Proposes Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods from April, 2001
TOPICS
Japan's GDP Grows for the Second Consecutive Quarter
TOPICS
Obuchi Reelected Ruling Party President
TOPICS
Japanese Consumers Undergo Subtle Changes

Japan SPOTLIGHT