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May/June 2000 Issue

May/June 2000 Issue

The Role of Okinawa in the 21st Century

Cover Story : The Role of Okinawa in the 21st
World Peace and Okinawa's PotentialCOVER
by Kojima Akira
Cover Story : The Role of Okinawa in the 21st Centu
Toward the Crossroads of Asia
by Maeshiro Morisada
Cover Story : The Role of Okinawa in the 21st Centu
Okinawa, from A to Z
by Maedomari Hiromori
Viewpoint S
Economics as Social Physics Part II
byArakawa Akiyoshi
CLOSE-UP
National Industrial Technology Strategies for Renovating Japan's National Innovation System
by Motohashi Kazuyuki
ANALYSIS
The Enigma of Japanese Capitalism
by Wasa Takahiro and Sonoyama Hideaki
JAPANOMICS
Are Japanese Bored with Affluence?
By Hamano Takayoshi
FINANCE
Market Responded with No Panic to "Re-Downgrade"
by Sakamoto Sakae
JAPAN AT HEART
Just the Right Way
by Elizabeth Kiritani (article) and Kiritani Itsuo (illustrations)
UNKNOWN JAPAN
Urban Planning in Edo
by Domon Fuyuji
OBSERVER
Japan and the Netherlands – the First 400 Years
by Renate van Nouhuys
ON THE ROAD
Disappointed Love of a Generation
by Corinne Bret
OUTING
Nara – History in Scale
by Bill Tingey
TOPICS
Mori Succeeds Obuchi as Japanese Minister
TOPICS
Ota Elected Osaka Governor, the First Japanese Woman to Hold Gubernatorial Post
TOPICS
The Rapid Growth of i-mode Cellular Phones
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts May/June 2000

Japan SPOTLIGHT