E-Journal

November/December 2002 Issue

November/December 2002 Issue

Japanese and Western Corporate cultures

Cover Story : Japanese and Western Corporate Cultur
Can a Corporate Mission and Philosophy Change Corporate Culture?
by Matusoka Toshio
Cover Story : Japanese and Western Corporate Cultur
The Skills of the Best Managers at Superior Companies
by Niihara Hiroaki
A DISTANT PERSPECTIVE OF JAPAN
America Then and Now
by Iokibe Makoto
Viewpoint S
Short History of Japan’s Movement to FTAs
by Hatakeyama Noboru
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Japanese Civilization Part5
by Kawakatsu Heita
ANALYSIS
Spotlight in Japan’s Competitiveness Part 2
by Motohashi Kazuyuki
TRENDS
Promotion of Tourism as a National Strategy
by Kojima Akira
PIONEERS
Soseki, the Past, and the Deeper Sea
by Paul Anderer
FINANCE
The Question of Caps on Deposit Insurance Refunds
by Tani Sadafumi
LOCAL SPIRITS
Saving Sawara
by Elizabeth Kiritani (article)and Kiritani Itsuo (Illustrations)
ON THE ROAD
Tokyo; A Breath of Fresh Air
by Margaret Price
OBSERVER
Look East to Japan
by Nora Marzuki
GALLERY
The Impact of the Kimono on Modern Fashion –The Art of Wrapping the Body-
by Okabe Masayuki
BOOKSHELF
The Doctor's Wife/The River Ki
by Charlotte S. Pfeiffer
TOPICS
Koizumi Meets Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang; Normalization Talks to be Resumed
TOPICS
Launch of Registry Network Plagued by Glitches
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts November/December 2002
EDITOR'S NOTE
On the State of the World

Japan SPOTLIGHT