E-Journal

September/October 2001 Issue

September/October 2001 Issue

Toward a New Round of WTO Negotiations

Cover Story : Toward a New Round of WTO Negotiation
Launching a New Round at the WTO
by Multilateral Trade System Dept. METI
Cover Story : Toward a New Round of WTO Negotiation
A New Round of Trade Negotiation and Dispute Settlements at the WTO
by Matsushita Mitsuo
Cover Story : Toward a New Round of WTO Negotiation
Regionalism, the New WTO Round and Japan’s New Trade Policy
by Urata Shujiro
Cover Story : Toward a New Round of WTO Negotiation
A U.S. Perspective on the Launch of a New Trade Round at Qatar
by Gary Horlick
SPECIAL REPORT
Carbon Nanotubes, Materials for Nanotechnology
by Yumara Motoo
SPECIAL REPORT
A Future Society Built by Nanotechnology
by Watanabe Makoto
TRENDS
The Uncertain Energy Situation in Asia
by Kojima Akira
FINANCE
Koizumi Reforms Reach Implementation Stage
by Tani Sadafumi
CLOSE-UP
Prospects for Japan's Economy – Change and Continuity-
by James C. Abegglen
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Japan as a Maritime Nation Part III
by Umesao Tadao
REFLECTIONS
Voltage
by Takashima Hatsuhisa
UNKNOWN JAPAN
The Encounter between Western and Japanese Civilizations
by Kobori Keiichiro
GALLERY
The Changing Hues of Indigo –From Tattoos to Art Nouveau—
by Okabe Masayuki
TOPICS
Japan Retains Oil Interests in the Middle East
TOPICS
Insurance Powerhouses' Woes
TOPICS
Brand Fever Bucks Recession
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts September/October 2001

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