E-Journal

January/February 2002 Issue

January/February 2002 Issue

Japanese-Style Employment in Transition

Cover Story : Japanese Style Employment in Transiti
Structural Reform and Employment in Japan
by Seike Atsushi
Cover Story : Japanese Style Employment in Transiti
Matsushita Revises Generous Personnel System
by Omori Asahi
Cover Story : Japanese Style Employment in Transiti
Changing Japanese Society and the Consciousness of the Young
by Yamazaki Seiko
BUSINESS PROFILES
Interview with Makihara Minoru Chairman of Mitsubishi Corp.
Interviewer Ito Shuichi
Viewpoint S
China – 10 years After WTO Entry
by Zhu Jianrong
CLOSE-UP
Japan's NGOs and International Cooperation
by Akaishi Kazunori
PIONEERS
Nitobe Inazo and Bushido
by Sato Masahiko
TRENDS
“Global Factory” China is Joining the WTO
by Kojima Akira
FINANCE
The Problem of “Potential Non-Performing Loans”
by Tani Sadafumi
REFLECTIONS
Boxed Lunch
by Takashima Hatsuhisa
UNKNOWN JAPAN
A Reexamination of Japanese Art
by Tanaka Hidemichi
LETTER and TOPICS
Japan Enacts Law to Help Fight Terrorism
LETTER and TOPICS
Collapse of Mycal and International Revitalization
LETTER and TOPICS
Mad Cow Scare: Ripple Effects
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts January/February 2002
EDITOR'S NOTE
The World of the Twenty-First Century Takes Shape
Cover Story : Japanese-Style Employment in Transiti
Japanese Companies Move Away from Seniority-based Wage System
by Fujiseki Takashi
Cover Story : Japan's Style Employment in Transitio
Women's Social Progress in Japan and Future Issues
by Iino Natsuko

Japan SPOTLIGHT